Noun: nykr
Gender: m
Nominative
| Sg. Indef. | nykr |
| Sg. Def. | nykrinn |
| Pl. Indef. | nykrar |
| Pl. Def. | nykrarnir |
Genitive
| Sg. Indef. | nykrs |
| Sg. Def. | nykrsins |
| Pl. Indef. | nykra |
| Pl. Def. | nykranna |
Dative
| Sg. Indef. | nykri |
| Sg. Def. | nykrinum |
| Pl. Indef. | nykrum |
| Pl. Def. | nykrunum |
Accusative
| Sg. Indef. | nykr |
| Sg. Def. | nykrinn |
| Pl. Indef. | nykra |
| Pl. Def. | nykrana |
Sample Sentences
Nouns inflected like nykr
erkibiskup,
erkidjákn,
djákn,
ǫlr,
otr,
svefn,
kvennfugl,
bólstr,
biskup,
geirfugl,
þorn,
þegn,
lúðr,
fogl,
fugl,
nykr,
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *nikraz, perhaps from Proto-Indo-European *nigʷ-, cognates with the German Nix, Nixe and Nixie from the Middle High German nickes, from Old High German nihhus (“water-elf, crocodile”). Cognate with Old English nicor (“water-elf, hippopotamus, walrus”) (English nicker) and Swedish Näcken. See: German Nouns '
Nix', Old English Nouns '
nicor', English Nouns '
nicker'.
Verbs referencing "nykr"
Old English Nouns
nicor, Faroese Nouns
nykur, Icelandic Nouns
nykur, Norwegian Nynorsk Nouns
nykk, Norwegian Bokmål Nouns
nøkk, Danish Nouns
nøkke.
Translations