helvíti

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Icelandic

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Etymology

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From Old Norse helvíti, from Hel, hel (the goddess of the realm of the dead) (itself from Proto-Germanic *haljō, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ḱel- (to cover, hide, conceal)) + víti (punishment). Compare Faroese helviti, Norwegian and Swedish helvete, Danish helvede, also Old English hellewīte. Hel is the equivalent of Hades in Greek mythology.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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helvíti n (genitive singular helvítis, nominative plural helvíti)

  1. hell (place of punishment)

Declension

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    Declension of helvíti
n-s singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative helvíti helvítið helvíti helvítin
accusative helvíti helvítið helvíti helvítin
dative helvíti helvítinu helvítum helvítunum
genitive helvítis helvítisins helvíta helvítanna

Derived terms

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Adverb

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helvíti

  1. darn, damn (curse word used for emphasis, often positive)
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:andskoti
    Þetta er helvíti flott!That's darn well impressive!