könguló

See also: kónguló

Icelandic

Alternative forms

• kónguló

Etymology

Altered from an earlier köngurófa, from Old Norse kǫngurváfa (whose first element is from Proto-Germanic *kangura-). This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkʰøyŋkʏ(ˌ)louː/

  Rhymes: -ouː

Noun

könguló f (genitive singular köngulóar, nominative plural köngulær)

1. a spider; (any of various eight-legged, predatory arthropods, of the order Araneae, most of which spin webs to catch prey)
2. (computing, Internet) a web crawler, a spider; (software that autonomously follows connected paths such as webpage links)

   Synonyms: vefskriðill, vefkönguló, skriðill

Declension

Declension of könguló (feminine)

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	könguló	köngulóin	köngulær	köngulærnar
accusative	könguló	köngulóna	köngulær	köngulærnar
dative	könguló	köngulónni	köngulóm	köngulónum
genitive	köngulóar	köngulóarinnar	köngulóa	köngulónna

Further reading

• könguló