kútur

Icelandic

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkʰuːtʏr/

  Rhymes: -uːtʏr

Noun

kútur m (genitive singular kúts, nominative plural kútar)

1. a small barrel, cask, keg
2. a small, chubby man
3. an affectionate term for a little boy
4. a swimming float, swimming ring, or inflatable armband
5. hunch (stooped or curled posture)

Declension

Declension of kútur (masculine)

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	kútur	kúturinn	kútar	kútarnir
accusative	kút	kútinn	kúta	kútana
dative	kút, kúti	kútnum	kútum	kútunum
genitive	kúts	kútsins	kúta	kútanna

Derived terms

• vera í kút (“to crouch, hunch oneself up”)
• hrökkva í kút (“to jump, to start”)
• rétta úr kútnum (“to find one's feet again”)
• labbakútur
• mallakútur (“tummy”)

See also

• tunna