hellir

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse hellir.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈhɛtlɪr]

  Rhymes: -ɛtlɪr

Noun

hellir m (genitive singular hellis, nominative plural hellar)

1. a cave

Declension

Declension of hellir (masculine)

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	hellir	hellirinn	hellar	hellarnir
accusative	helli	hellinn	hella	hellana
dative	helli	hellinum	hellum	hellunum
genitive	hellis	hellisins	hella	hellanna

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *hallijaz, from *halluz (“stone, rock”) + *-jaz.

Noun

hellir m (genitive hellis, plural hellar)

1. cave, cavern

Declension

Declension of hellir (strong ija-stem)

masculine	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	hellir	hellirinn	hellar	hellarnir
accusative	helli	hellinn	hella	hellana
dative	helli	hellinum	hellum	hellunum
genitive	hellis	hellisins	hella	hellanna

Descendants

• Icelandic: hellir
• Faroese: helli
• Norwegian Nynorsk: heller

Further reading

• Zoëga, Geir T. (1910), “hellir”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press; also available at the Internet Archive