flugdreki

Icelandic

Etymology

Compound of fljúga (“to fly”) +‎ dreki (“dragon”), from Old West Norse flugdreki.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈflʏɣ.trɛːcɪ/

Noun

flugdreki m (genitive singular flugdreka, nominative plural flugdrekar)

  1. kite (flying toy on a string)
  2. (mythology) flying dragon

Declension

Declension of flugdreki (masculine)
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative flugdreki flugdrekinn flugdrekar flugdrekarnir
accusative flugdreka flugdrekann flugdreka flugdrekana
dative flugdreka flugdrekanum flugdrekum flugdrekunum
genitive flugdreka flugdrekans flugdreka flugdrekanna

Old Norse

Etymology

Compound of fljúga (“to fly”) +‎ dreki (“dragon”).

Noun

flugdreki m

  1. (Old West Norse, mythology) flying dragon

Descendants

  • Icelandic: flugdreki
  • → Old Swedish: flughdraki, floghdraki
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