hlátur

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse hlátr, from Proto-Germanic *hlahtraz (from *hlah- (“laugh”) ), whence also Danish latter, English laughter.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈl̥auːtʏr/
    Rhymes: -auːtʏr

Noun

hlátur m (genitive singular hláturs or hlátrar, nominative plural hlátrar)

  1. laughter, a laugh, the act of laughing

Declension
declension of hlátur
m-s1 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative hlátur hláturinn hlátrar hlátrarnir
accusative hlátur hláturinn hlátra hlátrana
dative hlátri hlátrinum hlátrum hlátrunum
genitive hláturs / hlátrar hlátursins / hlátrarins hlátra hlátranna

Derived terms
  • hlátur- (gelastic)
  • hláturinn lengir lífið
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