gletta
Icelandic
Etymology
From Old Norse *glenta, *gletta, from Proto-Germanic *glentaną (“to slide; glide”), from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰlend- (“to shine; sparkle; look”).[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈklɛhta/
- Rhymes: -ɛhta
Declension
declension of gletta
| f-w1 | singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | gletta | glettan | glettur | gletturnar |
| accusative | glettu | glettuna | glettur | gletturnar |
| dative | glettu | glettunni | glettum | glettunum |
| genitive | glettu | glettunnar | glettna | glettnanna |
Synonyms
- (prank): hrekkur, grikkur, prakkarastrik, bellibragð
References
- Pokorny, Julius (1959) chapter 1221, in Indogermanisches etymologisches Wörterbuch [Indo-European Etymological Dictionary] (in German), volume 3, Bern, München: Francke Verlag, page 1221
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