-hlaðningur

Icelandic

Etymology

From hlaða (“to load”) +‎ -ingur.

Suffix

-hlaðningur m (genitive singular -hlaðnings, nominative plural -hlaðningar)

  1. a suffix denoting "where" a gun is loaded
    ‎fram (“forth”) + ‎-hlaðningur → ‎framhlaðningur (“musket, muzzleloader”)
    ‎aftur (“back”) + ‎-hlaðningur → ‎afturhlaðningur (“a gun loaded from the back”)

Declension

Derived terms

► <a class='CategoryTreeLabel CategoryTreeLabelNs14 CategoryTreeLabelCategory' href='/wiki/Category:Icelandic_words_suffixed_with_-hla%C3%B0ningur' title='Category:Icelandic words suffixed with -hlaðningur'>Icelandic words suffixed with -hlaðningur</a>
  • aftanhlaðningur
  • bakhlaðningur
  • forhlaðningur
  • framanhlaðningur
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