fnykur

Icelandic

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *fnukjaz. Cognate with Danish fnug, Swedish fnugg.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfnɪːkʏr/

  Rhymes: -ɪːkʏr

Noun

fnykur m (genitive singular fnyks, nominative plural fnykir)

1. a bad smell; stench, a malodorous smell

Declension

Declension of fnykur (masculine)

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	fnykur	fnykurinn	fnykir	fnykirnir
accusative	fnyk	fnykinn	fnyki	fnykina
dative	fnyk	fnyknum	fnykjum	fnykjunum
genitive	fnyks	fnyksins	fnykja	fnykjanna

Synonyms

• (bad smell): ódaunn, ólykt, óþefur