tætla

Icelandic

Etymology

From tæta (“to shred, to tear up”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈtʰaihtla/
  • Rhymes: -aihtla

Noun

tætla f (genitive singular tætlu, nominative plural tætlur)

  1. rag, shred (of fabric)
    Synonym: pjatla
  2. scrap, shred, fragment (of paper, etc.)
    Synonyms: rifrildi, tjása, flyksa

Declension
declension of tætla
f-w1 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative tætla tætlan tætlur tætlurnar
accusative tætlu tætluna tætlur tætlurnar
dative tætlu tætlunni tætlum tætlunum
genitive tætlu tætlunnar tætlna tætlnanna

Derived terms
  • rífa í tætlur (“to rip to shreds”)
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