ekkill

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse ekkill, from ekkja (“widow”). The word is earliest attested in 18. century.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɛhcɪtl/
  • Rhymes: -ɛhcɪtl

Noun

ekkill m (genitive singular ekkils, nominative plural ekklar)

  1. widower
    Synonym: ekkjumaður

Declension

Declension of ekkill (masculine)
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative ekkill ekkillinn ekklar ekklarnir
accusative ekkil ekkilinn ekkla ekklana
dative ekkli ekklinum ekklum ekklunum
genitive ekkils ekkilsins ekkla ekklanna
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