sykur

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Icelandic

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Danish sukker, from Middle High German zucker, from Old High German zucker, from Old Italian zucchero, from Arabic سُكَّر (sukkar), from Early Modern Persian شکر (šakar), from Middle Persian 𐭱𐭪𐭥 (šakar), from Sanskrit शर्करा (śárkarā).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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sykur m or n (genitive singular sykurs, no plural)

  1. sugar

Declension

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    Declension of sykur
m-s1 singular
indefinite definite
nominative sykur sykurinn
accusative sykur sykurinn
dative sykri sykrinum
genitive sykurs sykursins
    Declension of sykur
n-s singular
indefinite definite
nominative sykur sykrið
accusative sykur sykrið
dative sykri sykrinu
genitive sykurs sykursins

Derived terms

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