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leikur

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Faroese

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Etymology

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From Old Norse leikr.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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leikur m (genitive singular leiks, plural leikir)

  1. game

Declension

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Declension of leikur (m15)
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative leikur leikurin leikir leikirnir
accusative leik leikin leikir leikirnar
dative leiki leikinum leikum leikunum
genitive leiks leiksins leika leikanna

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Icelandic

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Etymology

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From Old Norse leikr.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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leikur m (genitive singular leiks, nominative plural (set of rules or instance of such rules to be played) leikir or (sports competition, match) leikar)

  1. playing, play
  2. game
  3. (sports) match, game
    Synonym: íþróttakeppni
    Þetta var góður leikur.
    That was a good match.
  4. child's play
  5. (chess) move
    Ég er búin að gera. Þú átt leik.
    I've finished my turn. It's your move.
  6. acting
    Þetta var tilfinningaríkur leikur.
    That was emotional acting / an emotional performance.

Declension

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References

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  • Ásgeir Blöndal Magnússon (1989) Íslensk orðsifjabók, Reykjavík: Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies, →ISBN (Available at Málið.is under the “Eldri orðabækur” tab.)
  • Kristín Bjarnadóttir, editor (2002–2025), “leikur”, in Beygingarlýsing íslensks nútímamáls [The Database of Modern Icelandic Inflection] (in Icelandic), Reykjavík: The Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies
  • Mörður Árnason (2019) Íslensk orðabók, 5th edition, Reykjavík: Forlagið
  • “leikur” in the Dictionary of Modern Icelandic (in Icelandic) and ISLEX (in the Nordic languages)

Old Norse

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Noun

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leikur

  1. nominative/accusative plural of leika f