prakkari

Icelandic

Etymology

the word first appears in the 16. century. danish borrowing, in danish again borrowed from the german, from prachen - to pray or beg

From prakka +‎ -ari.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpʰrahka(ː)rɪ/

Noun

prakkari m (genitive singular prakkara, nominative plural prakkarar)

1. trickster, prankster, rogue

   Synonyms: hrekkjalómur, skelmir

Declension

Declension of prakkari (masculine, based on -ari)

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	prakkari	prakkarinn	prakkarar	prakkararnir
accusative	prakkara	prakkarann	prakkara	prakkarana
dative	prakkara	prakkaranum	prökkurum	prökkurunum
genitive	prakkara	prakkarans	prakkara	prakkaranna

Derived terms

• prakkaralegur (“roguish”)
• prakkaraskapur (“trickery, roguery”)
• prakkarastrik (“prank, trick”)