ilmur

ilmur

See also: Ilmur

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse ilmr. Further origin unknown. Maybe related to dialectal Norwegian ulme (“to mould”).[1]

Cognate with Norwegian Bokmål ilm (“fragrance, scent”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɪlmʏr/
  • Rhymes: -ɪlmʏr
  • Homophone: Ilmur

Noun

ilmur m (genitive singular ilms, no plural)

  1. fragrance, aroma, perfume (pleasant scent)
    Synonym: angan f
    Antonyms: fýla f, ólykt f, fnykur m, óþefur m, stækja f, stybba f, daunn m (“unpleasant smell”)
    Hypernyms: lykt f, þefur m, dámur m (“smell”)
    mildur/sætur/höfugur ilmur ― a mild/sweet/heavy fragrance
    ilmur af ― fragrance of
    finna ilm ― to smell a scent
    anda að sér ilmi ― to inhale a fragrance
    Afskorin blóm eru bæði falleg og gefa góðan ilm sem fyllir herbergið. ― Cut flowers are both beautiful and give off a lovely fragrance that fills the room.

Declension

Declension of ilmur (sg-only masculine)
singular
indefinite definite
nominative ilmur ilmurinn
accusative ilm ilminn
dative ilmi, ilm ilminum
genitive ilms ilmsins

Derived terms

compounds with ilmur as modifier
  • ilmefni n (“fragrance, perfume”)
  • ilmkerti n (“scented candle”)
  • ilmkjarnaolía f (“essential oil”)
  • ilmolía f (“scented oil”)
  • ilmvatn n (“perfume”)
compounds with ilmur as head
  • blómailmur (“scent of flower”)
  • herrailmur (“(men's) cologne”)
  • kaffiilmur (“scent of coffee”)
  • ilma (“to smell pleasant”)
  • ilmandi (“fragrant, aromatic”)
  • ilming f, ilman f (“fragrance, pleasant scent”)

References

  1. ^ Ásgeir Blöndal Magnússon (1989), “ilma”, in Íslensk orðsifjabók, Reykjavík: Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies, →ISBN, page 419 (Available at Málið.is under the “Eldri orðabækur” tab.)

Further reading

  • Kristín Bjarnadóttir, editor (2002–2026), “ilmur”, in Beygingarlýsing íslensks nútímamáls [The Database of Modern Icelandic Inflection] (in Icelandic), Reykjavík: The Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies
  • “ilmur” in the Dictionary of Modern Icelandic (in Icelandic) and ISLEX (in the Nordic languages)
  • “ilmur”, in Íðorðabanki [Terminology Bank] (in Icelandic), Reykjavík: The Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies, 2002–2024
  • “ilmur”, in Ritmálssafn Orðabókar Háskólans [The Written Collection of the Lexicological Institute] (in Icelandic), Reykjavík: The Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies
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