snigill

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse snigill, from Proto-Germanic *snigilaz.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsnɪːjɪtl/

Noun

snigill m (genitive singular snigils, nominative plural sniglar)

  1. snail

Declension

Declension of snigill (masculine)
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative snigill snigillinn sniglar sniglarnir
accusative snigil snigilinn snigla sniglana
dative snigli sniglinum sniglum sniglunum
genitive snigils snigilsins snigla sniglanna

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *snigilaz.

Noun

snigill m (genitive snigils, plural sniglar)

  1. a snail

Declension

Declension of snigill (strong a-stem)
masculine singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative snigill snigillinn sniglar sniglarnir
accusative snigil snigilinn snigla sniglana
dative snigli sniglinum sniglum sniglunum
genitive snigils snigilsins snigla sniglanna

Descendants

  • Icelandic: snigill
  • Faroese: snigil
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: snigel
  • Norwegian Bokmål: snile
  • Old Swedish: snighil
  • Old Danish: snigel, snæghæl

Further reading

  • Zoëga, Geir T. (1910) “snigill”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press; also available at the Internet Archive
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