úlfaldi
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== Icelandic ==
=== Etymology ===
From Old Norse úlfaldi, from Proto-Germanic *ulbanduz (“camel”), borrowed from Latin elephantus (“elephant”), from Ancient Greek ἐλέφας (eléphas). Cognate with the Gothic 𐌿𐌻𐌱𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌿𐍃 (ulbandus, “camel”), Old English olfend (also as olfenda); Old High German olbento (“camel”).
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /ˈulvaltɪ/
Rhymes: -altɪ
=== Noun ===
úlfaldi m (genitive singular úlfalda, nominative plural úlfaldar)
camel (genus Camelus)
==== Declension ====
==== Synonyms ====
(a camel): skip eyðimerkurinnar (poetic)
==== Derived terms ====
gera úlfalda úr mýflugu
==== See also ====
drómedari
kameldýr