hlátur

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse hlátr, from Proto-Germanic *hlahtraz (from *hlah- (“laugh”) ), whence also Danish latter, English laughter.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈl̥auːtʏr/

  Rhymes: -auːtʏr

Noun

hlátur m (genitive singular hláturs or hlátrar, nominative plural hlátrar)

1. laughter, a laugh, the act of laughing

Declension

declension of hlátur

m-s1	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	hlátur	hláturinn	hlátrar	hlátrarnir
accusative	hlátur	hláturinn	hlátra	hlátrana
dative	hlátri	hlátrinum	hlátrum	hlátrunum
genitive	hláturs / hlátrar	hlátursins / hlátrarins	hlátra	hlátranna

Derived terms

• hlátur- (gelastic)
• hláturinn lengir lífið