hokinn

Icelandic

Etymology

From hoka (“to crouch”).

Adjective

hokinn (comparative hoknari, superlative hoknastur)

1. hunched over; slouching; with a bad back posture

   Synonyms: boginn í baki, lotinn í herðum

Declension

Positive forms of hokinn

strong declension (indefinite)	singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	hokinn	hokin	hokið
	accusative	hokinn	hokna
	dative	hoknum	hokinni	hoknu
	genitive	hokins	hokinnar	hokins
	plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	hoknir	hoknar	hokin
	accusative	hokna
	dative	hoknum
	genitive	hokinna
weak declension (definite)	singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	hokni	hokna	hokna
	acc/dat/gen	hokna	hoknu
	plural (all-case)	hoknu

Comparative forms of hokinn

weak declension (definite)		masculine	feminine	neuter
	singular (all-case)	hoknari	hoknari	hoknara
	plural (all-case)	hoknari

Superlative forms of hokinn

strong declension (indefinite)	singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	hoknastur	hoknust	hoknast
	accusative	hoknastan	hoknasta
	dative	hoknustum	hoknastri	hoknustu
	genitive	hoknasts	hoknastrar	hoknasts
	plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	hoknastir	hoknastar	hoknust
	accusative	hoknasta
	dative	hoknustum
	genitive	hoknastra
weak declension (definite)	singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	hoknasti	hoknasta	hoknasta
	acc/dat/gen	hoknasta	hoknustu
	plural (all-case)	hoknustu

See also

• kengboginn (“very bent”)
• hnypra sig saman (“go into a fetal position”)