úrhelli

Icelandic

Etymology

Literally outpour, from of að hella úr (“to pour out of”).

Noun

úrhelli n (genitive singular úrhellis, no plural)

1. heavy rainfall, downpour

   Synonyms: hellidemba, hellirigning, úrhellisrigning

Declension

declension of úrhelli

n-s	singular
	indefinite	definite
nominative	úrhelli	úrhellið
accusative	úrhelli	úrhellið
dative	úrhelli	úrhellinu
genitive	úrhellis	úrhellisins

Alternative forms

• úrhellir

Further reading

• “úrhelli” in the Dictionary of Modern Icelandic (in Icelandic) and ISLEX (in the Nordic languages)