labbakútur

Icelandic

Etymology

From labb (“slowly walking”) +‎ kútur (“term of endearment for a boy”), presumably meaning "little boy who is able to walk". (Can this(+) etymology be sourced?)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈlapːaˌkʰuːtʏr/

Noun

labbakútur m (genitive singular labbakúts, nominative plural labbakútar)

  1. a term of endearment used for young boys
  2. a contemptible person; a good-for-nothing

Declension

Declension of labbakútur (masculine, based on kútur)
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative labbakútur labbakúturinn labbakútar labbakútarnir
accusative labbakút labbakútinn labbakúta labbakútana
dative labbakút, labbakúti labbakútnum labbakútum labbakútunum
genitive labbakúts labbakútsins labbakúta labbakútanna
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