sleikipinni
Appearance
Icelandic
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From sleikja (“to lick”) + pinni (“pin, stick”); calque of Danish slikkepind, slikpind.
Noun
[edit]sleikipinni m (genitive singular sleikipinna, nominative plural sleikipinnar)
- a lollipop
Declension
[edit]Declension of sleikipinni (masculine, based on pinni)
singular | plural | |||
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indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
nominative | sleikipinni | sleikipinninn | sleikipinnar | sleikipinnarnir |
accusative | sleikipinna | sleikipinnann | sleikipinna | sleikipinnana |
dative | sleikipinna | sleikipinnanum | sleikipinnum | sleikipinnunum |
genitive | sleikipinna | sleikipinnans | sleikipinna | sleikipinnanna |
Synonyms
[edit]- (lollipop): sleikjó (colloquial), sleikjubrjóstsykur
References
[edit]- Kristín Bjarnadóttir, editor (2002–2024), “sleikipinni”, in Beygingarlýsing íslensks nútímamáls [The Database of Modern Icelandic Inflection] (in Icelandic), Reykjavík: The Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies