glæpon
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Icelandic
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Glæp- is from glæpur, but the origin and meaning of -on is unclear.[1] Appears in the 1940s.[1]
Noun
[edit]glæpon m (genitive singular glæpons, nominative plural glæponar)
- (informal) a criminal
- Synonyms: glæpamaður, bófi
Declension
[edit]declension of glæpon
| m-s1 | singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | glæpon | glæponinn | glæponar | glæponarnir |
| accusative | glæpon | glæponinn | glæpona | glæponana |
| dative | glæponi / glæpon | glæponinum | glæponum | glæponunum |
| genitive | glæpons | glæponsins | glæpona | glæponanna |
References
[edit]- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Aðalsteinn Eyþórsson. „Hvenær kemur glæpon í íslenskt mál?“ Vísindavefurinn, 2015.
Further reading
[edit]- “glæpon” in the Dictionary of Modern Icelandic (in Icelandic) and ISLEX (in the Nordic languages)