moldvarpa

Icelandic

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *muldawurpiz. Equivalent to mold (“earth, humus”) + varp (“to throw”).

Cognate with Danish muldvarp, English mouldwarp, German Maulwurf.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmɔlt.var̥pa/

Noun

moldvarpa f (genitive singular moldvörpu, nominative plural moldvörpur)

  1. mole (animal)

Declension

Declension of moldvarpa (feminine, based on varpa)
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative moldvarpa moldvarpan moldvörpur moldvörpurnar
accusative moldvörpu moldvörpuna moldvörpur moldvörpurnar
dative moldvörpu moldvörpunni moldvörpum moldvörpunum
genitive moldvörpu moldvörpunnar moldvarpna, moldvarpa moldvarpnanna, moldvarpanna
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