dúx

See also: dux

Icelandic

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /tuxs/

Noun

dúx m (genitive singular dúx, nominative plural dúxar)

  1. overachiever
    Antonym: fúx
    • 1958, Árdís[1], number 26, page 25:
      Dúxinn hefur öllu að tapa en fúxinn allt að vinna.
      The overachiever has everything to lose but the underachiever everything to gain.

Declension

Declension of dúx (masculine)
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative dúx dúxinn dúxar dúxarnir
accusative dúx dúxinn dúxa dúxana
dative dúx dúxinum dúxum dúxunum
genitive dúx dúxins dúxa dúxanna