frekjuskarð

Icelandic

Etymology

From frekja (“an ill-mannered and importunate person”) +‎ skarð (“gap”). Exact origin unclear, presumably derived from a caricaturish association between importunate people and a front-tooth gap. The term is today however mostly neutral and does not imply that the person is ill-mannered.

Noun

frekjuskarð n (genitive singular frekjuskarðs, nominative plural frekjuskörð)

  1. a gap between the two front teeth; diastema

Declension

Declension of frekjuskarð (neuter)
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative frekjuskarð frekjuskarðið frekjuskörð frekjuskörðin
accusative frekjuskarð frekjuskarðið frekjuskörð frekjuskörðin
dative frekjuskarði frekjuskarðinu frekjuskörðum frekjuskörðunum
genitive frekjuskarðs frekjuskarðsins frekjuskarða frekjuskarðanna

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