hykleri
Danish
Etymology
hykle (“to dissemble, feign”) + -eri. Compare Swedish hyckleri and German Heuchelei.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [hyɡ̊lɐʁiˀ]
Noun
hykleri n (singular definite hykleriet, plural indefinite hyklerier)
Declension
neuter gender |
singular | plural | ||
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indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
nominative | hykleri | hykleriet | hyklerier | hyklerierne |
genitive | hykleris | hykleriets | hykleriers | hykleriernes |
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From hykle (“to present oneself as a hypocrite”).
Noun
hykleri n (definite singular hykleriet, indefinite plural hykleri or hyklerier, definite plural hykleria or hykleriene)
Synonyms
Hypernyms
- forstillelse
- skinnhellighet
Related terms
References
- “hykleri” in The Bokmål Dictionary.