hvalreki
Icelandic
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]hvalreki m (genitive singular hvalreka, nominative plural hvalrekar)
- A beached whale
- A windfall, godsend, lucky break (a large and unexpected stroke of luck)
Declension
[edit]| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | hvalreki | hvalrekinn | hvalrekar | hvalrekarnir |
| accusative | hvalreka | hvalrekann | hvalreka | hvalrekana |
| dative | hvalreka | hvalrekanum | hvalrekum | hvalrekunum |
| genitive | hvalreka | hvalrekans | hvalreka | hvalrekanna |
References
[edit]- Ásgeir Blöndal Magnússon (1989), “hvalur”, in Íslensk orðsifjabók, Reykjavík: Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies, →ISBN (Available at Málið.is under the “Eldri orðabækur” tab.)
- Kristín Bjarnadóttir, editor (2002–2026), “hvalreki”, in Beygingarlýsing íslensks nútímamáls [The Database of Modern Icelandic Inflection] (in Icelandic), Reykjavík: The Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies
- Mörður Árnason (2019), Íslensk orðabók, 5th edition, Reykjavík: Forlagið
- “hvalreki” in the Dictionary of Modern Icelandic (in Icelandic) and ISLEX (in the Nordic languages)