helvíti
See also: helviti
Icelandic
Etymology
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
- IPA(key): /ˈhɛl.viːtɪ/
Declension
declension of helvíti
n-s | singular | plural | ||
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indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
nominative | helvíti | helvítið | helvíti | helvítin |
accusative | helvíti | helvítið | helvíti | helvítin |
dative | helvíti | helvítinu | helvítum | helvítunum |
genitive | helvítis | helvítisins | helvíta | helvítanna |
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