húðflúr

Icelandic

Etymology

From húð (“skin”) +‎ flúr (“ornamentation, embellishment”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈhuð.fluːr/

Noun

húðflúr n (genitive singular húðflúrs, nominative plural húðflúr)

1. tattoo

   Synonym: tattú

Declension

Declension of húðflúr (neuter)

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	húðflúr	húðflúrið	húðflúr	húðflúrin
accusative	húðflúr	húðflúrið	húðflúr	húðflúrin
dative	húðflúri	húðflúrinu	húðflúrum	húðflúrunum
genitive	húðflúrs	húðflúrsins	húðflúra	húðflúranna

Further reading

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