disklingur

Icelandic

Etymology

A late 20th century neologism designed to make a calque of English diskette. From diskur (“disk”) +‎ -lingur (“-et, -ette”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtɪskliŋkʏr/

Noun

disklingur m (genitive singular disklings, nominative plural disklingar)

1. diskette, floppy disk

   Synonym: disketta

Declension

Declension of disklingur (masculine)

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	disklingur	disklingurinn	disklingar	disklingarnir
accusative	diskling	disklinginn	disklinga	disklingana
dative	disklingi	disklingnum	disklingum	disklingunum
genitive	disklings	disklingsins	disklinga	disklinganna