snjókarl

Icelandic

Etymology

From snjór (“snow”) +‎ karl (“a man”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈstnjouː.kʰartl̥]

Noun

snjókarl m (genitive singular snjókarls, nominative plural snjókarlar)

1. snowman (sculpture of a person made of snow)

Usage notes

Not to be confused with snjómaður.

Declension

Declension of snjókarl (masculine, based on karl)

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	snjókarl	snjókarlinn	snjókarlar	snjókarlarnir
accusative	snjókarl	snjókarlinn	snjókarla	snjókarlana
dative	snjókarli	snjókarlinum	snjókörlum	snjókörlunum
genitive	snjókarls	snjókarlsins	snjókarla	snjókarlanna

Further reading

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