hvítlaukur

Icelandic

Etymology

From hvítur (“white”) +‎ laukur (“onion”). Compare Danish hvidløg, Swedish vitlök.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈxʷiːt.løyːkʏr/

Noun

hvítlaukur m (genitive singular hvítlauks, nominative plural hvítlaukar)

1. garlic (Allium sativum)

Declension

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	hvítlaukur	hvítlaukurinn	hvítlaukar	hvítlaukarnir
accusative	hvítlauk	hvítlaukinn	hvítlauka	hvítlaukana
dative	hvítlauk, hvítlauki	hvítlauknum	hvítlaukum	hvítlaukunum
genitive	hvítlauks	hvítlauksins	hvítlauka	hvítlaukanna

Declension of hvítlaukur (masculine, based on laukur)

Derived terms

• hvítlaukspressa