loðna

See also: lodna

Icelandic

Mallotus villosus

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlɔðna/
• Rhymes: -ɔðna

Etymology 1

Cognate with Danish lodde.

Noun

loðna f (genitive singular loðnu, nominative plural loðnur)

1. capelin (Mallotus villosus)

Declension

declension of loðna

f-w1	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	loðna	loðnan	loðnur	loðnurnar
accusative	loðnu	loðnuna	loðnur	loðnurnar
dative	loðnu	loðnunni	loðnum	loðnunum
genitive	loðnu	loðnunnar	loðna	loðnanna

Etymology 2

From loðinn (“hairy”).

Noun

loðna f (genitive singular loðnu, nominative plural loðnur)

1. (obsolete) hairiness, hirsuteness