hrukka

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse hrukka, from Proto-Germanic *hrunkǭ (“wrinkle, crease”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈr̥ʏhka/
• Rhymes: -ʏhka

Noun

hrukka f (genitive singular hrukku, nominative plural hrukkur)

1. wrinkle, crease

   Synonym: felling

Declension

Declension of hrukka (feminine)

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	hrukka	hrukkan	hrukkur	hrukkurnar
accusative	hrukku	hrukkuna	hrukkur	hrukkurnar
dative	hrukku	hrukkunni	hrukkum	hrukkunum
genitive	hrukku	hrukkunnar	hrukkna, hrukka	hrukknanna, hrukkanna

Derived terms

• ellihrukka
• ennishrukka
• fastahrukka
• hrukkaður
• hrukkóttur
• hrukkubúlda
• hrukkukrem
• hrukkulaus
• hrukkumyndun
• hrukkunjóli
• hrukkusnekkja
• hrukkuveiki
• smáhrukkóttur
• stórhrukkóttur
• vargahrukka
• þverhrukka
• þverhrukkóttur

Related terms

• hrökkva (“to jump; to recoil”)

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *hrunkǭ (“wrinkle, crease”).

Noun

hrukka f (genitive hrukku, plural hrukkur)

1. wrinkle

Declension

  Declension of hrukka (weak ōn-stem)

feminine	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	hrukka	hrukkan	hrukkur	hrukkurnar
accusative	hrukku	hrukkuna	hrukkur	hrukkurnar
dative	hrukku	hrukkunni	hrukkum	hrukkunum
genitive	hrukku	hrukkunnar	hrukkna	hrukknanna

Derived terms

• Icelandic: hrukka
• Faroese: rukka
• → Scottish Gaelic: roc
• Swedish: rucka