fíll
Icelandic
Etymology
From Old Norse fíll, from Arabic فِيل (fīl), from Persian پیل (pīl).[1]
Pronunciation
Noun
fíll m (genitive singular fíls, nominative plural fílar)
- an elephant (Elephantidae)
Declension
declension of fíll
Derived terms
- afríkufíll (“African elephant”)
- asíufíll (“Asian elephant”)
See also
References
- ^ “On Icelandic”, in (Please provide the book title or journal name)[1], 2011 September 6 (last accessed), archived from the original on 8 March 2014
Old Norse
Etymology
From Arabic فِيل (fīl), from Persian پیل (pīl).
Noun
fíll m (genitive fíls, plural fílar)
- elephant (Elephantidae)
Declension
Declension of fíll (strong a-stem)
Derived terms
Descendants
Categories:
- Icelandic terms inherited from Old Norse
- Icelandic terms derived from Old Norse
- Icelandic terms derived from Arabic
- Icelandic terms derived from Persian
- Icelandic terms with IPA pronunciation
- Rhymes:Icelandic/itl
- Icelandic lemmas
- Icelandic nouns
- Icelandic masculine nouns
- Icelandic countable nouns
- is:Mammals
- Old Norse terms derived from Arabic
- Old Norse terms derived from Persian
- Old Norse lemmas
- Old Norse nouns
- Old Norse masculine nouns
- Old Norse masculine a-stem nouns
- non:Mammals