flekkur

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Icelandic

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈflɛhkʏr/
Rhymes: -ɛhkʏr

Etymology 1

From Old Norse flekkr, from Proto-Germanic *flekka-. Cognate with Swedish fläck, Norwegian flekk, German Fleck, English fleck, Dutch vlek.

Noun

flekkur m (genitive singular flekks, nominative plural flekkir)

spot, speck, fleck
Synonyms: blettur, díll, depill

Declension

Declension of flekkur
m-s2	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	flekkur	flekkurinn	flekkir	flekkirnir
accusative	flekk	flekkinn	flekki	flekkina
dative	flekk	flekknum	flekkjum	flekkjunum
genitive	flekks / flekkjar	flekksins / flekkjarins	flekkja	flekkjanna

Derived terms

flekklaus (“spotless, immaculate”)
flekkleysi (“spotlessness”)

Related terms

flekka (“to spot, to stain”)
flekkaður (“stained, tainted”)
flekkóttur (“spotted, speckled”)

Etymology 2

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

flekkur m (genitive singular flekks, no plural)

hay that has been spread out to dry

Declension

Declension of flekkur
m-s2	singular
	indefinite	definite
nominative	flekkur	flekkurinn
accusative	flekk	flekkinn
dative	flekk	flekknum
genitive	flekks / flekkjar	flekksins / flekkjarins

Related terms

flekkja (“to spread out hay to dry”)

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