flekkur

Icelandic

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈflɛhkʏr/
• Rhymes: -ɛhkʏr

Etymology 1

From Old Norse flekkr, from Proto-Germanic *flekka-. Cognate with Swedish fläck, Norwegian flekk, German Fleck, English fleck, Dutch vlek.

Noun

flekkur m (genitive singular flekks or flekkjar, nominative plural flekkir)

1. spot, speck, fleck

   Synonyms: blettur, díll, depill

Declension

Declension of flekkur (masculine)

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	flekkur	flekkurinn	flekkir	flekkirnir
accusative	flekk	flekkinn	flekki	flekkina
dative	flekk	flekknum	flekkjum	flekkjunum
genitive	flekks, flekkjar	flekksins, flekkjarins	flekkja	flekkjanna

Derived terms

• flekklaus (“spotless, immaculate”)
• flekkleysi (“spotlessness”)

Related terms

• flekka (“to spot, to stain”)
• flekkaður (“stained, tainted”)
• flekkóttur (“spotted, speckled”)

Etymology 2

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

flekkur m (genitive singular flekks or flekkjar, no plural)

1. hay that has been spread out to dry

Declension

Declension of flekkur (sg-only masculine)

	singular
	indefinite	definite
nominative	flekkur	flekkurinn
accusative	flekk	flekkinn
dative	flekk	flekknum
genitive	flekks, flekkjar	flekksins, flekkjarins

Related terms

• flekkja (“to spread out hay to dry”)