hönk

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See also: honk, and Honk

Icelandic

Etymology 1

From Old Norse hǫnk (compare haki (“something bent”)), related to Proto-Germanic *hakô (“hook”). Compare English hank.

Pronunciation

Noun

hönk f (genitive singular hankar, nominative plural hankir)

  1. hank, coil, loop
Declension
    Declension of hönk
f-s2 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative hönk hönkin hankir hankirnar
accusative hönk hönkina hankir hankirnar
dative hönk hönkinni hönkum hönkunum
genitive hankar hankarinnar hanka hankanna
Synonyms

Etymology 2

From English hunk.

Pronunciation

Noun

hönk m (genitive singular hönks, nominative plural hönkar) or hönk n (genitive singular hönks, nominative plural hönk)

  1. (slang, rare) hunk (sexually attractive man or boy)
Declension
    Declension of hönk
m-s1 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative hönk hönkinn hönkar hönkarnir
accusative hönk hönkinn hönka hönkana
dative hönk hönkinum / hönknum hönkum hönkunum
genitive hönks hönksins hönka hönkanna
    Declension of hönk
n-s singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative hönk hönkið hönk hönkin
accusative hönk hönkið hönk hönkin
dative hönki hönkinu hönkum hönkunum
genitive hönks hönksins hönka hönkanna
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