hólkur

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse holkr, from Proto-Germanic *hulkaz (“cavity, hollow, recess”), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱel- (“to cover, hide, conceal”). Cognate with Swedish holk (compare Old Swedish holker), English holk.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈhoul̥kʏr/

Noun

hólkur m (genitive singular hólks, nominative plural hólkar)

  1. short, hollow cylinder or tube; socket (like the shaft socket on a speartip)
  2. decorative cylinder around the tassel of a tail-cap

Declension

Declension of hólkur (masculine)
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative hólkur hólkurinn hólkar hólkarnir
accusative hólk hólkinn hólka hólkana
dative hólki, hólk hólkinum, hólknum hólkum hólkunum
genitive hólks hólksins hólka hólkanna

Derived terms

  • skúfhólkur (“tail-cap tassel cylinder”)
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