skjaldbaka
Icelandic
/ˈscalt.paːka/
noun
Definitions
- turtle, tortoise
Etymology
Compound from Icelandic skjöldur (shield) + Icelandic bak (back).
Origin
Icelandic
bak
Gloss
back
Concept
Semantic Field
The body
Ontological Category
Other
Kanji
後, 背
Emoji
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- bak Old Norse
- skjǫldr Old Norse
- bak Icelandic
- bakgrunnur Icelandic
- bakuggi Icelandic
- bakvörður Icelandic
- skjaldberi Icelandic
- skjaldburkni Icelandic
- skjöldur Icelandic