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See also: helviti
Icelandic[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Old Norse helvíti, from Hel, hel (“the goddess of the realm of the dead”) (itself from Proto-Germanic *haljō, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ḱel- (“to cover, hide, conceal”)) + víti (“punishment”). Compare Faroese helviti, Norwegian and Swedish helvete, Danish helvede, also Old English hellewīte. Hel is the equivalent of Hades in Greek mythology.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
helvíti n (genitive singular helvítis, nominative plural helvíti)
- hell (place of punishment)
Declension[edit]
declension of helvíti
n-s | singular | plural | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
nominative | helvíti | helvítið | helvíti | helvítin |
accusative | helvíti | helvítið | helvíti | helvítin |
dative | helvíti | helvítinu | helvítum | helvítunum |
genitive | helvítis | helvítisins | helvíta | helvítanna |
Derived terms[edit]
- helvítis (curse word)
Related terms[edit]
Adverb[edit]
helvíti
- darn, damn (curse word used for emphasis, often positive)
- Synonyms: see Thesaurus:andskoti
- Þetta er helvíti flott! ― That's darn well impressive!
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