Falstur
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Icelandic
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Old Norse Falstr, probably from a Germanic stem *fal-, related to Old Swedish fala (“plain”) and Proto-Slavic *poľe (“field”). Could possibly instead be from *falh-, derived from the root of fela (“to hide”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Proper noun
[edit]Falstur n
- Falster (Danish island)
Declension
[edit]Declension of Falstur | ||
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n-s | singular | |
indefinite | ||
nominative | Falstur | |
accusative | Falstur | |
dative | Falstri | |
genitive | Falsturs |
References
[edit]- “Falstur” in: Ásgeir Blöndal Magnússon — Íslensk orðsifjabók, (1989). Reykjavík, Orðabók Háskólans. (Available on Málið.is under the “Eldra mál” tab.)