hvalreki

== Icelandic == === Etymology === From hvalur +‎ reki. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈkʰvaːlrɛkʲɪ/ === Noun === hvalreki m (genitive singular hvalreka, nominative plural hvalrekar) A beached whale A windfall, godsend, lucky break (a large and unexpected stroke of luck) ==== Declension ==== === References === Ásgeir Blöndal Magnússon (1989), “hvalur”, in Íslensk orðsifjabók, Reykjavík: Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies, →ISBN (Available at Málið.is under the “Eldri orðabækur” tab.) Kristín Bjarnadóttir, editor (2002–2026), “hvalreki”, in Beygingarlýsing íslensks nútímamáls [The Database of Modern Icelandic Inflection] (in Icelandic), Reykjavík: The Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies Mörður Árnason (2019), Íslensk orðabók, 5th edition, Reykjavík: Forlagið “hvalreki” in the Dictionary of Modern Icelandic (in Icelandic) and ISLEX (in the Nordic languages)