disklingur

Icelandic

Etymology

A late 20th century neologism designed to make a calque of English diskette. From diskur (“disk”) +‎ -lingur (“-et, -ette”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈtɪskliŋkʏr/

Noun

disklingur m (genitive singular disklings, nominative plural disklingar)

  1. diskette, floppy disk
    Synonym: disketta

Declension

Declension of disklingur (masculine)
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative disklingur disklingurinn disklingar disklingarnir
accusative diskling disklinginn disklinga disklingana
dative disklingi disklingnum disklingum disklingunum
genitive disklings disklingsins disklinga disklinganna
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