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Icelandic
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Old Norse bikarr (“large cup, beaker”).
Noun
bikar m (genitive singular bikars, nominative plural bikarar)
- cup, beaker, goblet
- Synonym: (archaic, poetic) vínferill
- (sports) cup (competition)
Declension
Declension of bikar (masculine)
References
- Kristín Bjarnadóttir, editor (2002–2024), “bikar”, in Beygingarlýsing íslensks nútímamáls [The Database of Modern Icelandic Inflection] (in Icelandic), Reykjavík: The Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies
Etymology 2
Verb
bikar
- second-person singular present indicative of bika
- third-person singular present indicative of bika
Anagrams
Norwegian Nynorsk
Noun
bìkar m (definite singular bìkaren, indefinite plural bìkarar, definite plural bìkararne or bìkarane)
- (pre-1917) alternative form of bekar
Old Norse
Noun
bikar
- accusative singular indefinite of bikarr