hólkur

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse holkr, from Proto-Germanic *hulkaz (“a hollow”), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱel- (“to cover, hide”). Cognate with English holk.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈhoul̥kʏr/

Noun

hólkur m (genitive singular hólks, nominative plural hólkar)

1. short, hollow cylinder or tube
2. decorative cylinder around the tassel of a tail-cap

Declension

declension of hólkur

m-s1	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	hólkur	hólkurinn	hólkar	hólkarnir
accusative	hólk	hólkinn	hólka	hólkana
dative	hólki / hólk	hólkinum / hólknum	hólkum	hólkunum
genitive	hólks	hólksins	hólka	hólkanna

Derived terms

• skúfhólkur (“tail-cap tassel cylinder”)