tálmi

See also: talmi and Talmi

Icelandic

Etymology

Related to tálma. (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

tálmi m (genitive singular tálma, nominative plural tálmar)

  1. an obstacle, a hindrance, a restraint, a blocker
    • 2009, Columbus in the movie Zombieland
      Þú ert eins og risastór typpatálmi sem var framleiddur á leynilegri rannsóknarstofu stjórnarinnar.
      You're like a giant cock-blocking robot, like developed in a secret fucking government lab.

Declension
declension of tálmi
m-w1 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative tálmi tálminn tálmar tálmarnir
accusative tálma tálmann tálma tálmana
dative tálma tálmanum tálmum tálmunum
genitive tálma tálmans tálma tálmanna

Derived terms
Derived terms
  • áþreifanlegur tálmi (physical barrier)
  • blæðingartálmi (stain blocker)
  • efnafræðilegur tálmi (chemical barrier)
  • jarðfræðilegur tálmi (geological barrier)
  • líffræðilegur tálmi (biological barrier)
  • tæringartálmi (corrosion inhibitor)
  • virkur plasttálmi (plastic functional barrier)
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