hokinn
Appearance
Icelandic
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From hoka (“to crouch”).
Adjective
[edit]hokinn (comparative hoknari, superlative hoknastur)
- hunched over; slouching; with a bad back posture
- Synonyms: boginn í baki, lotinn í herðum
Declension
[edit]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 |
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
[edit]- kengboginn (“very bent”)
- hnypra sig saman (“go into a fetal position”)