könguló

See also: kónguló

Icelandic

Alternative forms

Etymology

Altered from an earlier köngurófa, from Old Norse kǫngurváfa (whose first element is from Proto-Germanic *kangura-). This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈkʰøyŋkʏ(ˌ)louː/
    Rhymes: -ouː

Noun

könguló f (genitive singular köngulóar, nominative plural köngulær)

  1. a spider; (any of various eight-legged, predatory arthropods, of the order Araneae, most of which spin webs to catch prey)
  2. (computing, Internet) a web crawler, a spider; (software that autonomously follows connected paths such as webpage links)

Declension
declension of könguló
f-s3 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative könguló köngulóin köngulær köngulærnar
accusative könguló köngulóna köngulær köngulærnar
dative könguló köngulónni köngulóm köngulónum
genitive köngulóar köngulóarinnar köngulóa köngulónna

Synonyms
  • (Internet: web crawler): vefskriðill, vefkönguló, skriðill

Further reading
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