Noun: úlfaldi
Gender: m
Declension:
Nominative
| Sg. Indef. | úlfaldi |
| Sg. Def. | úlfaldinn |
| Pl. Indef. | úlfaldar |
| Pl. Def. | úlfaldarnir |
Genitive
| Sg. Indef. | úlfalda |
| Sg. Def. | úlfaldans |
| Pl. Indef. | úlfalda |
| Pl. Def. | úlfaldanna |
Dative
| Sg. Indef. | úlfalda |
| Sg. Def. | úlfaldanum |
| Pl. Indef. | úlföldum |
| Pl. Def. | úlföldunum |
Accusative
| Sg. Indef. | úlfalda |
| Sg. Def. | úlfaldann |
| Pl. Indef. | úlfalda |
| Pl. Def. | úlfaldana |
Sample Sentences
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Þeir riðu á fimmtán úlföldum yfir eyðimörkina. (They rode on fifteen camels across the desert.)
Nouns inflected like úlfaldi
úlfaldi,
Etymology
From Old Norse úlfaldi, from Proto-Germanic *ulbanduz (“camel”), borrowed from Latin elephantus (“elephant”), from Ancient Greek ἐλέφας (eléphas). Cognate with the Gothic 𐌿𐌻𐌱𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌿𐍃 (ulbandus, “camel”), Old English olfend (also as olfenda); Old High German olbento (“camel”). See: Old Norse Nouns '
úlfaldi', Latin Nouns '
elephantus', Ancient Greek Nouns '
ἐλέφας', Gothic Nouns '
𐌿𐌻𐌱𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌿𐍃', Old English Nouns '
olfend'.
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