Noun: hvíla
Gender: f
Declension:
Nominative
| Sg. Indef. | hvíla |
| Sg. Def. | hvílan |
| Pl. Indef. | hvílur |
| Pl. Def. | hvílurnar |
Genitive
| Sg. Indef. | hvílu |
| Sg. Def. | hvílunnar |
| Pl. Indef. | hvílna; hvíla |
| Pl. Def. | hvílnanna; hvílanna |
Dative
| Sg. Indef. | hvílu |
| Sg. Def. | hvílunni |
| Pl. Indef. | hvílum |
| Pl. Def. | hvílunum |
Accusative
| Sg. Indef. | hvílu |
| Sg. Def. | hvíluna |
| Pl. Indef. | hvílur |
| Pl. Def. | hvílurnar |
Sample Sentences
Nouns inflected like hvíla
snælda,
sneypa,
aðalhenda,
sletta,
skófla,
slétta,
skytta,
skyrta,
skrúfa,
skriða,
skjóla,
skorpa,
skeifa,
skella,
kívíflétta,
brauðterta,
krossgáta,
æðarkolla,
teiknibóla,
skjaldflétta, etc. (List truncated at 20 nouns)
Etymology
From Old Norse hvíla, akin to Gothic 𐍈𐌴𐌹𐌻𐌰𐌽 (ƕeilan, “to pause, cease”), from Gothic 𐍈𐌴𐌹𐌻𐌰 (ƕeila, “hour”), akin to Old High German hwila (“a while”) (or wila or hwil), compare German Weile. See: Old Norse Nouns '
hvíla', Gothic Nouns '
𐍈𐌴𐌹𐌻𐌰', German Nouns '
Weile'.
Translations
rest, intransitive: take repose
rest, put into state of rest
rest, stay, remain, be situated