hnjúkur
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Icelandic
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Likely related to hnakki (“nape of the neck”), of a group of *hn- words ultimately related to Proto-Germanic *hnakkô.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]hnjúkur m (genitive singular hnjúks, nominative plural hnjúkar)
Declension
[edit]| Declension of hnjúkur | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| m-s1 | singular | plural | ||
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | hnjúkur | hnjúkurinn | hnjúkar | hnjúkarnir |
| accusative | hnjúk | hnjúkinn | hnjúka | hnjúkana |
| dative | hnjúki / hnjúk | hnjúkinum / hnjúknum | hnjúkum | hnjúkunum |
| genitive | hnjúks | hnjúksins | hnjúka | hnjúkanna |
References
[edit]- Pokorny, Julius (1959) “558-59”, in Indogermanisches etymologisches Wörterbuch (in German), volume 2, Bern, München: Francke Verlag, pages 558-59