Noun: fnug
Gender: Neuter
Hyphenation:
countable
Nominative
| Sg. indefinite | fnug |
| Sg. definite | fnugget |
| Pl. indefinite | fnug |
| Pl. definite | fnuggene |
Genitive
| Sg. indefinite | fnugs |
| Sg. definite | fnuggets |
| Pl. indefinite | fnugs |
| Pl. definite | fnuggenes |
Sample Sentences
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støvfnug (“dust speck”), snefnug (“snowflake”), mælkebøttefnug (“dandelion seed/fluff”)
Nouns inflected like fnug
affaldsforbrændingsanlæg,
påskeæg,
klimaanlæg,
overskæg,
anlæg,
pålæg,
hug,
vagtelæg,
forlæg,
tillæg,
kloakanlæg,
fipskæg,
spejlæg,
fnug,
bryg,
skæg,
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *fnukaz, cognate with Swedish fnåk, Swedish fnugg, Swedish fnagg, Norwegian fnokk, and Icelandic fnykur. The ultimate origin is obscure, but perhaps an expressive or imitative formation. Compare also English fluff. See: Icelandic Nouns '
fnykur', English Nouns '
fluff'.
Verbs referencing "fnug"
English Nouns
fluff, Icelandic Nouns
fnykur.
Translations