aldingarður

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Icelandic[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From aldin (fruit) +‎ garður (garden).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈaltɪnˌkarðʏr/

Noun[edit]

aldingarður m (genitive singular aldingarðs, nominative plural aldingarðar)

  1. garden (especially one in which fruit is grown), orchard
    • Icelandic translation of Genesis 2:8
      Drottinn Guð plantaði aldingarð í Eden langt austur frá og setti þar manninn, sem hann hafði myndað.
      The Lord God planted a garden in Eden in the east, and there he put the man he had formed.

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