Noun: mál
Gender: n
Declension:
Nominative
| Sg. Indef. | mál |
| Sg. Def. | málið |
| Pl. Indef. | mál |
| Pl. Def. | málin |
Genitive
| Sg. Indef. | máls |
| Sg. Def. | málsins |
| Pl. Indef. | mála |
| Pl. Def. | málanna |
Dative
| Sg. Indef. | máli |
| Sg. Def. | málinu |
| Pl. Indef. | málum |
| Pl. Def. | málunum |
Accusative
| Sg. Indef. | mál |
| Sg. Def. | málið |
| Pl. Indef. | mál |
| Pl. Def. | málin |
Sample Sentences
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Er ekki mál að fara? (Isn't it time to go?)
Nouns inflected like mál
hænsnabú,
sjampó,
smyrsl,
höfrungahlaup,
smáorð,
brennivín,
skraut,
rauðaldin,
þarfaþing,
aðgangskort,
skapahár,
villidýr,
fingurbjargarblóm,
krampaflog,
uppgjör,
tvíhljóð,
aðgangsorð,
gufustraujárn,
prakkarastrik,
baksvið, etc. (List truncated at 20 nouns)
Etymology
Inherited from Old Norse mál, from Proto-Germanic *maþlą. See: Old Norse Nouns '
mál', Old Norse Nouns '
mál'.
Translations