hrekkjusvín
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Icelandic
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From hrekkja (“to tease”) + svín (“contemptible person, swine”).
Noun
[edit]hrekkjusvín n (genitive singular hrekkjusvíns, nominative plural hrekkjusvín)
Declension
[edit]Declension of hrekkjusvín | ||||
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n-s | singular | plural | ||
indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
nominative | hrekkjusvín | hrekkjusvínið | hrekkjusvín | hrekkjusvínin |
accusative | hrekkjusvín | hrekkjusvínið | hrekkjusvín | hrekkjusvínin |
dative | hrekkjusvíni | hrekkjusvíninu | hrekkjusvínum | hrekkjusvínunum |
genitive | hrekkjusvíns | hrekkjusvínsins | hrekkjusvína | hrekkjusvínanna |
Related terms
[edit]- hrekkjalómur (“trickster”)
- óþekktarangi
- óþekktarormur
See also
[edit]- einelti (“bullying”)
Further reading
[edit]- “hrekkjusvín” in the Dictionary of Modern Icelandic (in Icelandic) and ISLEX (in the Nordic languages)