heimalningur
Icelandic
Etymology
A nominalization of heim (“home”) and ala (“feed, nourish”).
Usage notes
This word has been re-parsed by a significant number of speakers into heimalingur, which is heima (“at home”) plus the diminutive -lingur, which has an almost identical pronunciation.
Noun
heimalningur m (genitive singular heimalnings, nominative plural heimalningar)
- a home-fed lamb, a motherless lamb who is fed at the farmer's home
- Synonyms: heimagangur, innlamb
Declension
declension of heimalningur
| m-s1 | singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | heimalningur | heimalningurinn | heimalningar | heimalningarnir |
| accusative | heimalning | heimalninginn | heimalninga | heimalningana |
| dative | heimalningi | heimalningnum | heimalningum | heimalningunum |
| genitive | heimalnings | heimalningsins | heimalninga | heimalninganna |
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