úrfellingarmerki

Icelandic

Etymology

From úrfellingar (“of an omission, of a cut”) the genitive singular form of úrfelling (“an omission, a cut”) and merki (“sign, mark, symbol”).

Noun

úrfellingarmerki n (genitive singular úrfellingarmerkis, nominative plural úrfellingarmerki)

1. (orthography) an apostrophe