strákur

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse strákr (“vagrant, vagabond, tramp, hobo”), with semantic shift "wandering fellow" > "boy".

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈstrauːkʏr/

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  Rhymes: -auːkʏr

Noun

strákur m (genitive singular stráks, nominative plural strákar)

1. boy (male child)

   Synonyms: drengur, (informal) stráksi, (dated) piltur, (dated) sveinn

   Antonyms: stelpa, stúlka, (rare) telpa

Usage notes

• The dative form stráki is rarely used in favour of strák.

Declension

Declension of strákur (masculine)

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	strákur	strákurinn	strákar	strákarnir
accusative	strák	strákinn	stráka	strákana
dative	strák, stráki1	stráknum	strákum	strákunum
genitive	stráks	stráksins	stráka	strákanna

¹Rare.

Derived terms

• sitja á strák sínum (“to hold oneself in check”)

Further reading

• “strákur” in the Dictionary of Modern Icelandic (in Icelandic) and ISLEX (in the Nordic languages)