skjaldkirtill

Icelandic

Etymology

From kirtill (“a gland”).

Noun

skjaldkirtill m (genitive singular skjaldkirtils, nominative plural skjaldkirtlar)

1. (anatomy) thyroid gland

Declension

Declension of skjaldkirtill (masculine, based on kirtill)

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	skjaldkirtill	skjaldkirtillinn	skjaldkirtlar	skjaldkirtlarnir
accusative	skjaldkirtil	skjaldkirtilinn	skjaldkirtla	skjaldkirtlana
dative	skjaldkirtli	skjaldkirtlinum	skjaldkirtlum	skjaldkirtlunum
genitive	skjaldkirtils	skjaldkirtilsins	skjaldkirtla	skjaldkirtlanna

Derived terms

• skjaldkirtilslyf (“thyroid therapy medicinal product”)

See also

• kalkkirtill