kveikur
Icelandic
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkʰveiːkʏr/
- Rhymes: -eiːkʏr
Noun
kveikur m (genitive singular kveiks, nominative plural kveikir)
- wick (on a candle, oil lamp, etc.)
Declension
| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | kveikur | kveikurinn | kveikir | kveikirnir |
| accusative | kveik | kveikinn | kveiki | kveikina |
| dative | kveik | kveiknum | kveikjum | kveikjunum |
| genitive | kveiks | kveiksins | kveikja | kveikjanna |
Further reading
- “kveikur” in the Dictionary of Modern Icelandic (in Icelandic) and ISLEX (in the Nordic languages)