hvolpur

See also: hvølpur

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse hvelpr, from Proto-Germanic *hwelpaz, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kʷAl- (“to whine, shout”); or from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kale-, *klā-, *klē- (“to call, yell, make a noise, sound”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkʰvɔl̥pʏr/
• (dialectal) IPA^(key): /ˈxʷɔl̥pʏr/

Noun

hvolpur m (genitive singular hvolps, nominative plural hvolpar)

1. puppy (young dog)

Declension

declension of hvolpur

m-s1	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	hvolpur	hvolpurinn	hvolpar	hvolparnir
accusative	hvolp	hvolpinn	hvolpa	hvolpana
dative	hvolpi	hvolpinum / hvolpnum	hvolpum	hvolpunum
genitive	hvolps	hvolpsins	hvolpa	hvolpanna

Further reading

• “hvolpur” in the Dictionary of Modern Icelandic (in Icelandic) and ISLEX (in the Nordic languages)