ilmvatn
Icelandic
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From ilmur (“pleasant smell”) + vatn (“water”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]ilmvatn n (genitive singular ilmvatns, nominative plural ilmvötn)
- perfume (substance providing a pleasant smell)
Declension
[edit]| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | ilmvatn | ilmvatnið | ilmvötn | ilmvötnin |
| accusative | ilmvatn | ilmvatnið | ilmvötn | ilmvötnin |
| dative | ilmvatni | ilmvatninu | ilmvötnum | ilmvötnunum |
| genitive | ilmvatns | ilmvatnsins | ilmvatna | ilmvatnanna |
Further reading
[edit]- “ilmvatn” in the Dictionary of Modern Icelandic (in Icelandic) and ISLEX (in the Nordic languages)