hlaðvarp

Icelandic

Etymology

From hlaða niður (“download”) +‎ varp (“cast”).

Noun

hlaðvarp n (genitive singular hlaðvarps, nominative plural hlaðvörp)

  1. podcast

Usage notes

As of 2022, the term is still a relative neologism. While it is common in formal written language and amongst speakers who eschew foreignisms, the term podcast is more common in colloquial speech.

Declension
declension of hlaðvarp
n-s singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative hlaðvarp hlaðvarpið hlaðvörp hlaðvörpin
accusative hlaðvarp hlaðvarpið hlaðvörp hlaðvörpin
dative hlaðvarpi hlaðvarpinu hlaðvörpum hlaðvörpunum
genitive hlaðvarps hlaðvarpsins hlaðvarpa hlaðvarpanna

Synonyms
  • podcast (very common in colloquial speech)
  • poddið (slang)
  • netvarp (neologism used in the mid-2000s, no longer in use)

Further reading
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