feluleikur

Icelandic

Etymology

From fela (“hiding place”) +‎ leikur (“game”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfɛːlʏˌleiːkʏr/

Noun

feluleikur m (genitive singular feluleiks, no plural)

1. hide and seek, hide-and-seek

   Börnin eru úti í feluleik.

   The children are playing hide and seek outside.

Declension

Declension of feluleikur (sg-only masculine, based on leikur)

	singular
	indefinite	definite
nominative	feluleikur	feluleikurinn
accusative	feluleik	feluleikinn
dative	feluleik	feluleiknum
genitive	feluleiks	feluleiksins

Derived terms

• í feluleik (“playing hide and seek”)

Further reading

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