stuðull

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse stuðill, from the verb styðja (“to support”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈstʏːðʏtl/
    Rhymes: -ʏːðʏtl

Noun

stuðull m (genitive singular stuðuls, nominative plural stuðlar)

  1. something which supports; supporter
  2. (geology) a column of rock in trap rock
  3. (prosody) the first letters in one or two words which alliterates with the höfuðstafur
  4. (mathematics) coefficient

Declension

Declension of stuðull (masculine)
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative stuðull stuðullinn stuðlar stuðlarnir
accusative stuðul stuðulinn stuðla stuðlana
dative stuðli stuðlinum stuðlum stuðlunum
genitive stuðuls stuðulsins stuðla stuðlanna

Derived terms

  • stuðlaberg
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