labbakútur

Icelandic

Etymology

From labb (“slowly walking”) +‎ kútur (“term of endearment for a boy”), presumably meaning "little boy who is able to walk". (Can this⁽⁺⁾ etymology be sourced?)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlapːaˌkʰuːtʏr/

Noun

labbakútur m (genitive singular labbakúts, nominative plural labbakútar)

1. a term of endearment used for young boys
2. a contemptible person; a good-for-nothing

Declension

Declension of labbakútur (masculine, based on kútur)

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	labbakútur	labbakúturinn	labbakútar	labbakútarnir
accusative	labbakút	labbakútinn	labbakúta	labbakútana
dative	labbakút, labbakúti	labbakútnum	labbakútum	labbakútunum
genitive	labbakúts	labbakútsins	labbakúta	labbakútanna