svalir

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse svalar f pl (“gallery”). Cognate with Norwegian sval c, Norwegian Nynorsk sval f or svaler pl, Swedish svale (“vestibule”), and Danish svale c. Related to syll (“sill, wooden foundation beam”).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsvaːlɪr/

Noun

svalir f pl (plural only, genitive plural svala)

  1. balcony
    Þeir þrír fóru út á svalir við íbúðina þar sem þeir spjölluðu saman stutta stund.
    The three of them went out onto the balcony of the flat where they chatted for a short while.

Declension

Declension of svalir (pl-only feminine)
plural
indefinite definite
nominative svalir svalirnar
accusative svalir svalirnar
dative svölum svölunum
genitive svala svalanna

Derived terms

  • suðursvalir (“south-facing balcony”)
  • svaladyr f pl (“balcony door(way)”)
  • svalagangur m (“access balcony, gallery”)
  • svalagólf n (“balcony floor”)
  • svalahandrið n (“balustrade”)
  • svalahurð f (“balcony door”)
  • svalalokun f (“windows enclosing a balcony”)
  • svalavagn m (“balcony pram (for baby to sleep outside in)”)
  • þaksvalir (“roof terrace”)

References

  1. ^ Ásgeir Blöndal Magnússon (1989), “svalir”, in Íslensk orðsifjabók, Reykjavík: Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies, →ISBN, page 992 (Available at Málið.is under the “Eldri orðabækur” tab.)

Further reading

  • Kristín Bjarnadóttir, editor (2002–2026), “svalir”, in Beygingarlýsing íslensks nútímamáls [The Database of Modern Icelandic Inflection] (in Icelandic), Reykjavík: The Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies
  • “svalir” in the Dictionary of Modern Icelandic (in Icelandic) and ISLEX (in the Nordic languages)
  • “svalir”, in Ritmálssafn Orðabókar Háskólans [The Written Collection of the Lexicological Institute] (in Icelandic), Reykjavík: The Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies
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