stígvél
Icelandic
Etymology
Attested from mid-16th century. Via Middle Low German stevel or Danish støvle, from Italian stivale (“a boot”), from Old French estival, of ultimate Latin uncertain origin; altered by association with stíga (“to step”).[1]
Belief that it derives from the Icelandic verb stíga (“to step”) and vél (“a machine”) similar to borvél (“a drill; literally a drilling machine”), eldavél (“a cooking stove; literally a cooking machine”) and þvottavél (“washing machine”) is a folk etymology.[1] This may be inferred from the fact that stígvél is a neuter noun while vél and the other compounds listed are feminine nouns.[1]
Pronunciation
Noun
stígvél n (genitive singular stígvéls, nominative plural stígvél)
- a boot
Declension
declension of stígvél
n-s | singular | plural | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
nominative | stígvél | stígvélið | stígvél | stígvélin |
accusative | stígvél | stígvélið | stígvél | stígvélin |
dative | stígvéli | stígvélinu | stígvélum | stígvélunum |
genitive | stígvéls | stígvélsins | stígvéla | stígvélanna |
Derived terms
- gúmmistígvél
- herstígvél
- regnstígvél
- stígvélahanki (“a bootstrap”)
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 “Archived copy”, in (Please provide the book title or journal name)[1], 2011 March 14 (last accessed), archived from the original on 18 July 2013
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