moldvarpa

Icelandic

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *muldawarpiz. Cognate with Danish muldvarp, English mouldwarp, German Maulwurf. Compare mold (“earth, humus”) and varpa (“to throw”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈmɔlt.var̥pa/

Noun

moldvarpa f (genitive singular moldvörpu, nominative plural moldvörpur)

  1. mole (animal)

Declension
declension of moldvarpa
f-w1 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative moldvarpa moldvarpan moldvörpur moldvörpurnar
accusative moldvörpu moldvörpuna moldvörpur moldvörpurnar
dative moldvörpu moldvörpunni moldvörpum moldvörpunum
genitive moldvörpu moldvörpunnar moldvarpa moldvarpanna
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