úlfaldi

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse úlfaldi, from an early Germanic loan of Latin elephantus (“elephant”), from Ancient Greek ἐλέφας (eléphas). Cognate with the Gothic 𐌿𐌻𐌱𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌿𐍃 (ulbandus, “camel”), Old English olfend (also spelled olfenda); Old High German olbento (“camel”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈulvaltɪ/

Noun

úlfaldi m (genitive singular úlfalda, nominative plural úlfaldar)

1. camel (genus Camelus)

   Þeir riðu á fimmtán úlföldum yfir eyðimörkina.

   They rode on fifteen camels across the desert.

Declension

declension of úlfaldi

m-w1	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	úlfaldi	úlfaldinn	úlfaldar	úlfaldarnir
accusative	úlfalda	úlfaldann	úlfalda	úlfaldana
dative	úlfalda	úlfaldanum	úlföldum	úlföldunum
genitive	úlfalda	úlfaldans	úlfalda	úlfaldanna

Synonyms

• (a camel): skip eyðimerkurinnar (poetic)

Derived terms

• gera úlfalda úr mýflugu

See also

• drómedari
• kameldýr