krakki

See also: kräkki

Icelandic

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkʰrahcɪ/
    Rhymes: -ahcɪ

Etymology 1

Per Magnusson, probably a sound-symbolic formation; compare Danish krakke (“dog”).[1] Note also similarities to Old Norse kraki (“crook”), Old English cryċċ (“crutch”).

Noun

krakki m (genitive singular krakka, nominative plural krakkar)

  1. (informal) kid, child
Declension
Declension of krakki (masculine)
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative krakki krakkinn krakkar krakkarnir
accusative krakka krakkann krakka krakkana
dative krakka krakkanum krökkum krökkunum
genitive krakka krakkans krakka krakkanna

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

krakki n

  1. indefinite dative singular of krakk

References

  1. ^ Ásgeir Blöndal Magnússon (1989) “krakki”, in Íslensk orðsifjabók, Reykjavík: Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies, →ISBN (Available at Málið.is under the “Eldri orðabækur” tab.)

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