dráttur

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse dráttr, from Proto-Germanic *drahtuz. Derived from the ancestor of the verb draga (“drag”). Compare English draught.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈtrauhtʏr/
    Rhymes: -auhtʏr

Noun

dráttur m (genitive singular dráttar, nominative plural drættir)

  1. the act of pulling, drawing
  2. stroke (with a pen, etc.)
  3. the act of delaying; deferral
  4. (colloquial) hump, screw, shag (act of sexual intercourse)

Declension

Declension of dráttur (masculine)
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative dráttur drátturinn drættir drættirnir
accusative drátt dráttinn drætti drættina
dative drætti drættinum dráttum dráttunum
genitive dráttar dráttarins drátta dráttanna
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