Noun: svalir
Gender: f
Declension:
Nominative
| Pl. Indef. | svalir |
| Pl. Def. | svalirnar |
Genitive
| Pl. Indef. | svala |
| Pl. Def. | svalanna |
Dative
| Pl. Indef. | svölum |
| Pl. Def. | svölunum |
Accusative
| Pl. Indef. | svalir |
| Pl. Def. | svalirnar |
Sample Sentences
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Þeir þrír fóru út á svalir við íbúðina þar sem þeir spjölluðu saman stutta stund. (The three of them went out onto the balcony of the flat where they chatted for a short while.)
Nouns inflected like svalir
svalir,
Etymology
From Old Norse svalar f pl (“gallery”). Cognate with Norwegian sval c, Norwegian Nynorsk sval f or svaler pl, Swedish svale (“vestibule”), and Danish svale c. Related to syll (“sill, wooden foundation beam”). See: Old Norse Nouns '
svalar', Swedish Nouns '
svale', Danish Nouns '
svale'.
Verbs referencing "svalir"
English Nouns
swale.
Translations