pjakkur

Icelandic

Etymology

Derived from pjakka (“to prick something multiple times”). Cognate with Norwegian pjakk (“small salmon”).

Noun

pjakkur m (genitive singular pjakks, nominative plural pjakkar)

1. a metal spike
2. a small boy, most commonly referring to an unruly or somewhat misbehaving boy
3. an old horse

Declension

Declension of pjakkur (masculine)

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	pjakkur	pjakkurinn	pjakkar	pjakkarnir
accusative	pjakk	pjakkinn	pjakka	pjakkana
dative	pjakk	pjakknum	pjökkum	pjökkunum
genitive	pjakks	pjakksins	pjakka	pjakkanna