hönk

See also: honk and Honk

Icelandic

Etymology 1

Inherited from Old Norse hǫnk (compare haki (“something bent”)), related to Proto-Germanic *hakô (“hook”). Compare English hank.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈhøyŋ̊k/
Rhymes: -øyŋ̊k

Noun

hönk f (genitive singular hankar, nominative plural hankir or (regional) henkur)

hank
coil, loop
Synonyms: lykkja, sveigur

Declension

Declension of *hönk* (feminine)
	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	hönk	hönkin	hankir, henkur¹	hankirnar, henkurnar¹
accusative	hönk	hönkina	hankir, henkur¹	hankirnar, henkurnar¹
dative	hönk	hönkinni	hönkum	hönkunum
genitive	hankar	hankarinnar	hanka	hankanna

¹Regional.

References

Ásgeir Blöndal Magnússon (1989) Íslensk orðsifjabók, Reykjavík: Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies, →ISBN (Available at Málið.is under the “Eldri orðabækur” tab.)
Kristín Bjarnadóttir, editor (2002–2025), “hönk”, in Beygingarlýsing íslensks nútímamáls [The Database of Modern Icelandic Inflection] (in Icelandic), Reykjavík: The Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies
Mörður Árnason (2019) Íslensk orðabók, 5th edition, Reykjavík: Forlagið
“hönk” in the Dictionary of Modern Icelandic (in Icelandic) and ISLEX (in the Nordic languages)
“hönk”, in Ritmálssafn Orðabókar Háskólans [The Written Collection of the Lexicological Institute] (in Icelandic), Reykjavík: The Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies, (Can we date this quote?)

Etymology 2

Borrowed from English hunk.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈhœŋ̊k/
Rhymes: -œŋ̊k

Noun

hönk m (genitive singular hönks, nominative plural hönkar) or
hönk n (genitive singular hönks, nominative plural hönk)

(slang, rare) hunk (sexually attractive man or boy)

Declension

Declension of *hönk* (masculine)
	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	hönk	hönkinn	hönkar	hönkarnir
accusative	hönk	hönkinn	hönka	hönkana
dative	hönk	hönkinum, hönknum	hönkum	hönkunum
genitive	hönks	hönksins	hönka	hönkanna

Declension of *hönk* (neuter)
	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	hönk	hönkið	hönk	hönkin
accusative	hönk	hönkið	hönk	hönkin
dative	hönki	hönkinu	hönkum	hönkunum
genitive	hönks	hönksins	hönka	hönkanna