háls

See also: hals, Hals, häls, håls, and hals'

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse hals.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /hauls/

  Rhymes: -auls

Noun

háls m (genitive singular háls, nominative plural hálsar)

1. neck, throat
2. (pars pro toto) a person (used only in set phrases)

Declension

declension of háls

m-s1	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	háls	hálsinn	hálsar	hálsarnir
accusative	háls	hálsinn	hálsa	hálsana
dative	hálsi	hálsinum	hálsum	hálsunum
genitive	háls	hálsins	hálsa	hálsanna

Derived terms

• góðir hálsar