krakki
See also: kräkki
Icelandic
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Etymology 1
[edit]Per Magnusson, probably a sound-symbolic formation; compare Danish krakke (“dog”).[1] Note also similarities to Old Norse kraki (“crook”), Old English cryċċ (“crutch”).
Noun
[edit]krakki m (genitive singular krakka, nominative plural krakkar)
Declension
[edit]| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | krakki | krakkinn | krakkar | krakkarnir |
| accusative | krakka | krakkann | krakka | krakkana |
| dative | krakka | krakkanum | krökkum | krökkunum |
| genitive | krakka | krakkans | krakka | krakkanna |
Etymology 2
[edit]See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Noun
[edit]krakki n
References
[edit]- ^ Ásgeir Blöndal Magnússon (1989) “krakki”, in Íslensk orðsifjabók, Reykjavík: Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies, →ISBN (Available at Málið.is under the “Eldri orðabækur” tab.)
Further reading
[edit]- “krakki” in the Dictionary of Modern Icelandic (in Icelandic) and ISLEX (in the Nordic languages)