saurblað

Icelandic

Etymology

From saur (“filth, dirt”) +‎ blað (“sheet”), because at first the flyleaf's purpose was to protect the book from filth and dirt.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsøyr.plaːð/

Noun

saurblað n (genitive singular saurblaðs, nominative plural saurblöð)

  1. a flyleaf

Declension

Declension of saurblað (neuter)
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative saurblað saurblaðið saurblöð saurblöðin
accusative saurblað saurblaðið saurblöð saurblöðin
dative saurblaði saurblaðinu saurblöðum saurblöðunum
genitive saurblaðs saurblaðsins saurblaða saurblaðanna
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