hlaðvarp

Icelandic

Etymology

From hlaða niður (“download”) +‎ varp (“cast”).

Noun

hlaðvarp n (genitive singular hlaðvarps, nominative plural hlaðvörp)

1. podcast

Usage notes

As of 2022, the term is still a relative neologism. While it is common in formal written language and amongst speakers who eschew foreignisms, the term podcast is more common in colloquial speech.

Declension

declension of hlaðvarp

n-s	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	hlaðvarp	hlaðvarpið	hlaðvörp	hlaðvörpin
accusative	hlaðvarp	hlaðvarpið	hlaðvörp	hlaðvörpin
dative	hlaðvarpi	hlaðvarpinu	hlaðvörpum	hlaðvörpunum
genitive	hlaðvarps	hlaðvarpsins	hlaðvarpa	hlaðvarpanna

Synonyms

• podcast (very common in colloquial speech)
• poddið (slang)
• netvarp (neologism used in the mid-2000s, no longer in use)

Further reading

• “hlaðvarp” in the Dictionary of Modern Icelandic (in Icelandic) and ISLEX (in the Nordic languages)