fíll

See also: fill

Icelandic

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Old Norse (deprecated template usage) fíll, (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Arabic فِيل (fīl), from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Persian پیل (pīl).

Pronunciation

• (deprecated use of |lang= parameter) IPA^(key): [fitl]

  (deprecated use of |lang= parameter) Rhymes: -itl

  Homophones: fýll

Noun

1. an elephant (Elephantidae)

Derived terms

• afríkufíll (African elephant)
• asíufíll (Asian elephant)

See also

• rani

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Old Norse

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Arabic فِيل (fīl), from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Persian پیل (pīl).

Noun

fíll m (genitive fíls, plural fílar)

1. elephant (Elephantidae)

Declension

  Declension of fíll (strong a-stem)

masculine	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	fíll	fíllinn	fílar	fílarnir
accusative	fíl	fílinn	fíla	fílana
dative	fíli	fílinum	fílum	fílunum
genitive	fíls	fílsins	fíla	fílanna

Derived terms

• fílaland
• fílbein
• fílsbein
• fílsbeinskanna
• fílsleggr
• fílstǫnn

Descendants

• Faroese: fílur m

• Icelandic: fíll m