Noun: nykur
Gender: m
Declension:
Nominative
| Sg. Indef. | nykur |
| Sg. Def. | nykurinn |
| Pl. Indef. | nykrar |
| Pl. Def. | nykrarnir |
Genitive
| Sg. Indef. | nykurs |
| Sg. Def. | nykursins |
| Pl. Indef. | nykra |
| Pl. Def. | nykranna |
Dative
| Sg. Indef. | nykri |
| Sg. Def. | nykrinum |
| Pl. Indef. | nykrum |
| Pl. Def. | nykrunum |
Accusative
| Sg. Indef. | nykur |
| Sg. Def. | nykurinn |
| Pl. Indef. | nykra |
| Pl. Def. | nykrana |
Sample Sentences
Nouns inflected like nykur
sleikjubrjóstsykur,
plástur,
blettatígur,
gráölur,
lúður,
bifur,
tötur,
tígur,
nykur,
jöfur,
vikur,
vigur,
reður,
sigur,
auðjöfur,
mokstur,
fjötur,
sæotur,
bólstur,
ölur, etc. (List truncated at 20 nouns)
Etymology
From Old Norse nykr, 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: Old Norse Nouns '
nykr', German Nouns '
Nix', Old English Nouns '
nicor', English Nouns '
nicker'.
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