dúkka

See also: dukka

Icelandic

Etymology

Borrowed from Danish dukke (“doll”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtuhka/

  Rhymes: -uhka

Noun

dúkka f (genitive singular dúkku, nominative plural dúkkur)

1. doll

   Synonym: brúða

   Dúkkur eru fyrir stelpur!

   Dolls are for girls!

Declension

Declension of dúkka (feminine)

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	dúkka	dúkkan	dúkkur	dúkkurnar
accusative	dúkku	dúkkuna	dúkkur	dúkkurnar
dative	dúkku	dúkkunni	dúkkum	dúkkunum
genitive	dúkku	dúkkunnar	dúkkna, dúkka	dúkknanna, dúkkanna

Derived terms

• dúkkuhús

Further reading

• “dúkka” in the Dictionary of Modern Icelandic (in Icelandic) and ISLEX (in the Nordic languages)