hvítlaukur

Icelandic

Etymology

From hvítur (“white”) + laukur (“onion”). Compare Danish hvidløg, Swedish vitlök.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈxʷiːt.løyːkʏr/

Noun

hvítlaukur m (genitive singular hvítlauks, nominative plural hvítlaukar)

1. garlic (Allium sativum)

Declension

declension of hvítlaukur

m-s1	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	hvítlaukur	hvítlaukurinn	hvítlaukar	hvítlaukarnir
accusative	hvítlauk	hvítlaukinn	hvítlauka	hvítlaukana
dative	hvítlauki / hvítlauk	hvítlaukinum / hvítlauknum	hvítlaukum	hvítlaukunum
genitive	hvítlauks	hvítlauksins	hvítlauka	hvítlaukanna

Derived terms

• hvítlaukspressa