þurrkur

Icelandic

Etymology

þurrka (“to dry”) +‎ -ur (“nominal suffix”).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈθʏr̥kʏr/
    Rhymes: -ʏr̥kʏr

Noun

þurrkur m (genitive singular þurrks, nominative plural þurrkar)

  1. dryness, drought

Declension

Declension of þurrkur (masculine)
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative þurrkur þurrkurinn þurrkar þurrkarnir
accusative þurrk þurrkinn þurrka þurrkana
dative þurrki þurrkinum þurrkum þurrkunum
genitive þurrks þurrksins þurrka þurrkanna

References

  1. ^ Ásgeir Blöndal Magnússon (1989) “þurrkur”, in Íslensk orðsifjabók, Reykjavík: Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies, →ISBN (Available at Málið.is under the “Eldri orðabækur” tab.)
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