braggi

Icelandic

Alternative forms

• brakki (obsolete)

Etymology

From Norwegian barakke, from French baraque, from Catalan barraca, probably from a pre-Roman substrate of Iberia.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpracːɪ/

  Rhymes: -acːɪ

Noun

braggi m (genitive singular bragga, nominative plural braggar)

1. (historical) a rough-built hut for migrant seamen and workers in fishing villages
2. Nissen hut

Declension

declension of braggi

m-w1	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	braggi	bragginn	braggar	braggarnir
accusative	bragga	braggann	bragga	braggana
dative	bragga	bragganum	bröggum	bröggunum
genitive	bragga	braggans	bragga	bragganna

References

• Ásgeir Blöndal Magnússon — Íslensk orðsifjabók, (1989). Reykjavík, Orðabók Háskólans. (Available on Málið.is under the “Eldra mál” tab.)