fnykur

Icelandic

Etymology

Inherited from Old Norse fnykr (“stench”), from Proto-Germanic *fnukjaz. The ultimate origin is obscure, but perhaps an expressive or imitative formation.

Cognate with Norwegian Bokmål fnugg, Danish fnug, Swedish fnugg.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈfnɪːkʏr/
    Rhymes: -ɪːkʏr

Noun

fnykur m (genitive singular fnyks, nominative plural fnykir)

  1. a bad smell; stench, a malodorous smell
    Synonyms: ódaunn, ólykt, óþefur

Declension

Declension of fnykur (masculine)
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative fnykur fnykurinn fnykir fnykirnir
accusative fnyk fnykinn fnyki fnykina
dative fnyk fnyknum fnykjum fnykjunum
genitive fnyks fnyksins fnykja fnykjanna
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