fýluferð
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Icelandic[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From fýla (“stink; foul mood”) + ferð (“trip, journey”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
fýluferð f (genitive singular fýluferðar, nominative plural fýluferðir)
- a fruitless errand (such as making a trip to a location that turns out to be closed)
- Ég fór fýluferð. ― I made a fruitless errand.
Usage notes[edit]
Used in the phrase að fara fýluferð. The wording að fara í fýluferð did not appear until the 21st century but is now also common.
Declension[edit]
declension of fýluferð
| f-s2 | singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | fýluferð | fýluferðin | fýluferðir | fýluferðirnar |
| accusative | fýluferð | fýluferðina | fýluferðir | fýluferðirnar |
| dative | fýluferð | fýluferðinni | fýluferðum | fýluferðunum |
| genitive | fýluferðar | fýluferðarinnar | fýluferða | fýluferðanna |