flakkari
Icelandic
Etymology
From flakka (“to wander”) + -ari (“-er”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈflahka(ː)rɪ]
Noun
flakkari m (genitive singular flakkara, nominative plural flakkarar)
- wanderer, vagrant
- Synonyms: flækingur, umrenningur, (collective) förufólk
- a portable hard drive, an external hard drive
Declension
| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | flakkari | flakkarinn | flakkarar | flakkararnir |
| accusative | flakkara | flakkarann | flakkara | flakkarana |
| dative | flakkara | flakkaranum | flökkurum | flökkurunum |
| genitive | flakkara | flakkarans | flakkara | flakkaranna |
Derived terms
- tímaflakkari (“time traveler”)
Further reading
- “flakkari” in the Dictionary of Modern Icelandic (in Icelandic) and ISLEX (in the Nordic languages)