sporður

Icelandic

Etymology

Inherited from Old Norse sporðr. Compare Norwegian spord, Swedish spol.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈspɔrðʏr/
• Rhymes: -ɔrðʏr

Noun

sporður m (genitive singular sporðs, nominative plural sporðar)

1. tail (of a fish)
2. fluke (of a whale)

Declension

Declension of sporður (masculine)

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	sporður	sporðurinn	sporðar	sporðarnir
accusative	sporð	sporðinn	sporða	sporðana
dative	sporði	sporðinum	sporðum	sporðunum
genitive	sporðs	sporðsins	sporða	sporðanna

Related terms

• rófa, skott (“tail of a dog, cat, mouse or fox”)
• tagl (“tail of a horse”)
• hali (“tail of cattle”)
• stél (“tail of a bird”)
• dindill (“tail of a sheep or seal”)