pollur

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse pollr, from Proto-Germanic *pullaz.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpʰɔtlʏr/
• Rhymes: -ɔtlʏr

Noun

pollur m (genitive singular polls, nominative plural pollar)

1. a small pond, pool, puddle

   Hvar eru krakkarnir? - Þeir eru bara að sulla í pollunum.

   Where are the kids? - They’re just splashing about in the puddles.

2. (definite, informal) the ocean

   út yfir pollinn

   out across the sea, i.e. away from Iceland to a foreign country

Declension

Declension of pollur (masculine)

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	pollur	pollurinn	pollar	pollarnir
accusative	poll	pollinn	polla	pollana
dative	polli	pollinum	pollum	pollunum
genitive	polls	pollsins	polla	pollanna

Derived terms

• pollagalli