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 stuðular)

  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
m-s1 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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