meinbugur

Icelandic

Etymology

From the Old Norse meinbugir (“impediments which make it sinful or wicked to do a thing”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmeinˌpʏːɣʏr/
• Rhymes: -ʏːɣʏr

Noun

meinbugur m (genitive singular meinbugs, nominative plural meinbugir or meinbugar)

1. hindrance
2. flaw
3. (in the plural) complications, difficulties

Declension

declension of meinbugur

m-s2	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	meinbugur	meinbugurinn	meinbugir	meinbugirnir
accusative	meinbug	meinbuginn	meinbugi	meinbugina
dative	meinbugi	meinbugnum	meinbugum	meinbugunum
genitive	meinbugs	meinbugsins	meinbuga	meinbuganna

Synonyms

• (hindrance): hindrun
• (flaw): galli, hængur

Derived terms

• meinbogabrot