tálmi

See also: talmi and Talmi

Icelandic

Etymology

Related to tálma. (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

tálmi m (genitive singular tálma, nominative plural tálmar)

  1. an obstacle, a hindrance, a restraint, a blocker
    • 2009, Columbus in the movie Zombieland
      Þú ert eins og risastór typpatálmi sem var framleiddur á leynilegri rannsóknarstofu stjórnarinnar.
      You're like a giant cock-blocking robot, like developed in a secret fucking government lab.

Declension

Declension of tálmi (masculine)
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative tálmi tálminn tálmar tálmarnir
accusative tálma tálmann tálma tálmana
dative tálma tálmanum tálmum tálmunum
genitive tálma tálmans tálma tálmanna

Derived terms

  • áþreifanlegur tálmi (“physical barrier”)
  • blæðingartálmi (“stain blocker”)
  • efnafræðilegur tálmi (“chemical barrier”)
  • jarðfræðilegur tálmi (“geological barrier”)
  • líffræðilegur tálmi (“biological barrier”)
  • tæringartálmi (“corrosion inhibitor”)
  • virkur plasttálmi (“plastic functional barrier”)
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