krókur

Faroese

Etymology

From Old Norse krókr, from Proto-Germanic *krōkaz.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkʰɾɔuːkʊɹ/

  Rhymes: -ɔuːkʊɹ

Noun

krókur m (genitive singular króks, plural krókar)

1. hook
2. corner, nook
3. (linguistics) ogonek

Declension

m6	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	krókur	krókurin	krókar	krókarnir
accusative	krók	krókin	krókar	krókarnar
dative	króki	krókinum	krókum	krókunum
genitive	króks	króksins	króka	krókanna

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse krókr, from Proto-Germanic *krōkaz.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkʰrouːkʏr/

  Rhymes: -ouːkʏr

Noun

krókur m (genitive singular króks, nominative plural krókar)

1. hook
2. detour, indirection
3. corner, nook
4. (music) crook, bocal (of instruments in the oboe family such as the oboe d'amore, cor anglais, heckelphone, and baritone oboe)

Declension

Declension of krókur (masculine)

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	krókur	krókurinn	krókar	krókarnir
accusative	krók	krókinn	króka	krókana
dative	krók, króki	króknum	krókum	krókunum
genitive	króks	króksins	króka	krókanna

Derived terms

• betri er krókur en kelda