flekkur

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)

  1. 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”)
  • 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)

  1. 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
  • flekkja (“to spread out hay to dry”)
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