veraldarvefur

Icelandic

Etymology

From veraldar (of the world) the genitive of veröld (world) and vefur (web), literally meaning "web of the world".

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈvɛːraltarˌvɛːvʏr]

Noun

veraldarvefur m (genitive singular veraldarvefs or veraldarvefjar, no plural)

  1. the World Wide Web

Usage notes

  • The genitive form veraldarvefs (of the World Wide Web) is rather used when pertaining to computers.

Declension

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