helvíti

== 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/ === Noun === helvíti n (genitive singular helvítis, nominative plural helvíti) hell (place of punishment) ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== helvítis (curse word) ==== Related terms ==== hel === Adverb === helvíti darn, damn (curse word used for emphasis, often positive) Synonyms: see Thesaurus:andskoti Þetta er helvíti flott! ― That's darn well impressive!