segull
Icelandic
Etymology
19th century back-formation from segulsteinn (attested since the 16th century), adapted from Middle Low German segelstēn, from segel (“sail”) + stēn (“stone”).
Pronunciation
Noun
segull m (genitive singular seguls, nominative plural seglar)
- magnet (piece of material that attracts some metals by magnetism)
Declension
| Declension of segull | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| m-s1 | singular | plural | ||
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | segull | segullinn | seglar | seglarnir |
| accusative | segul | segulinn | segla | seglana |
| dative | segli | seglinum | seglum | seglunum |
| genitive | seguls | segulsins | segla | seglanna |