kollur

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse kollr, from Proto-Germanic *kullaz, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *gelH- (“head”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈkʰɔtlʏr/
    Rhymes: -ɔtlʏr

Noun

kollur m (genitive singular kolls, nominative plural kollar)

  1. a rounded protrusion, such as a rounded mountaintop, or a tussock
  2. crown (topmost part of the head), or the whole head by extension
  3. a term of endearment for a child
  4. stool (backless chair)
  5. a hornless male animal (bull, ram)

Declension
declension of kollur
m-s1 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative kollur kollurinn kollar kollarnir
accusative koll kollinn kolla kollana
dative kolli kollinum kollum kollunum
genitive kolls kollsins kolla kollanna

Synonyms

Derived terms
  • falla um koll
  • kinka kolli
  • koll af kolli

Noun

kollur

  1. inflection of kolla:
    1. indefinite nominative plural
    2. indefinite accusative plural
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