leikari

Finnish

Etymology

From Swedish lekare.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈlei̯kɑri/, [ˈle̞i̯kɑ̝ri]
  • Rhymes: -eikɑri
  • Syllabification(key): lei‧ka‧ri
  • Hyphenation(key): lei‧ka‧ri

Noun

leikari

  1. swivel (mechanical piece to permit rotation)
    Synonyms: pyöry, kiertohaka

Declension

Inflection of leikari (Kotus type 6/paperi, no gradation)
nominative leikari leikarit
genitive leikarin leikarien
leikareiden
leikareitten
partitive leikaria leikareita
leikareja
illative leikariin leikareihin
singular plural
nominative leikari leikarit
accusative nom. leikari leikarit
gen. leikarin
genitive leikarin leikarien
leikareiden
leikareitten
partitive leikaria leikareita
leikareja
inessive leikarissa leikareissa
elative leikarista leikareista
illative leikariin leikareihin
adessive leikarilla leikareilla
ablative leikarilta leikareilta
allative leikarille leikareille
essive leikarina leikareina
translative leikariksi leikareiksi
abessive leikaritta leikareitta
instructive — leikarein
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of leikari (Kotus type 6/paperi, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative leikarini leikarini
accusative nom. leikarini leikarini
gen. leikarini
genitive leikarini leikarieni
leikareideni
leikareitteni
partitive leikariani leikareitani
leikarejani
inessive leikarissani leikareissani
elative leikaristani leikareistani
illative leikariini leikareihini
adessive leikarillani leikareillani
ablative leikariltani leikareiltani
allative leikarilleni leikareilleni
essive leikarinani leikareinani
translative leikarikseni leikareikseni
abessive leikarittani leikareittani
instructive — —
comitative — leikareineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative leikarisi leikarisi
accusative nom. leikarisi leikarisi
gen. leikarisi
genitive leikarisi leikariesi
leikareidesi
leikareittesi
partitive leikariasi leikareitasi
leikarejasi
inessive leikarissasi leikareissasi
elative leikaristasi leikareistasi
illative leikariisi leikareihisi
adessive leikarillasi leikareillasi
ablative leikariltasi leikareiltasi
allative leikarillesi leikareillesi
essive leikarinasi leikareinasi
translative leikariksesi leikareiksesi
abessive leikarittasi leikareittasi
instructive — —
comitative — leikareinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative leikarimme leikarimme
accusative nom. leikarimme leikarimme
gen. leikarimme
genitive leikarimme leikariemme
leikareidemme
leikareittemme
partitive leikariamme leikareitamme
leikarejamme
inessive leikarissamme leikareissamme
elative leikaristamme leikareistamme
illative leikariimme leikareihimme
adessive leikarillamme leikareillamme
ablative leikariltamme leikareiltamme
allative leikarillemme leikareillemme
essive leikarinamme leikareinamme
translative leikariksemme leikareiksemme
abessive leikarittamme leikareittamme
instructive — —
comitative — leikareinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative leikarinne leikarinne
accusative nom. leikarinne leikarinne
gen. leikarinne
genitive leikarinne leikarienne
leikareidenne
leikareittenne
partitive leikarianne leikareitanne
leikarejanne
inessive leikarissanne leikareissanne
elative leikaristanne leikareistanne
illative leikariinne leikareihinne
adessive leikarillanne leikareillanne
ablative leikariltanne leikareiltanne
allative leikarillenne leikareillenne
essive leikarinanne leikareinanne
translative leikariksenne leikareiksenne
abessive leikarittanne leikareittanne
instructive — —
comitative — leikareinenne
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative leikarinsa leikarinsa
accusative nom. leikarinsa leikarinsa
gen. leikarinsa
genitive leikarinsa leikariensa
leikareidensa
leikareittensa
partitive leikariaan
leikariansa 		leikareitaan
leikarejaan
leikareitansa
leikarejansa
inessive leikarissaan
leikarissansa 		leikareissaan
leikareissansa
elative leikaristaan
leikaristansa 		leikareistaan
leikareistansa
illative leikariinsa leikareihinsa
adessive leikarillaan
leikarillansa 		leikareillaan
leikareillansa
ablative leikariltaan
leikariltansa 		leikareiltaan
leikareiltansa
allative leikarilleen
leikarillensa 		leikareilleen
leikareillensa
essive leikarinaan
leikarinansa 		leikareinaan
leikareinansa
translative leikarikseen
leikariksensa 		leikareikseen
leikareiksensa
abessive leikarittaan
leikarittansa 		leikareittaan
leikareittansa
instructive — —
comitative — leikareineen
leikareinensa

Further reading

Anagrams

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse leikari. By surface analysis, leika (“to act”) +‎ ari (“suffix used to create agent nouns from verbs”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈleiːka(ː)rɪ/

Noun

leikari m (genitive singular leikara, nominative plural leikarar)

  1. actor, actress
    Synonym: leikandi
  2. player

Declension

Declension of leikari (masculine, based on -ari)
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative leikari leikarinn leikarar leikararnir
accusative leikara leikarann leikara leikarana
dative leikara leikaranum leikurum leikurunum
genitive leikara leikarans leikara leikaranna

Derived terms

  • aðalleikari (“lead actor, lead actress”)
  • áhættuleikari (“stuntman, stunt double”)
  • bassaleikari (“bassist”)
  • básúnuleikari (“trombonist”)
  • einleikari (“soloist”)
  • fagottleikari (“bassoonist”)
  • fiðluleikari (“violinist, fiddler”)
  • flautuleikari (“flautist”)
  • fótboltaleikari (“footballer”)
  • gitarleikari (“guitarist”)
  • golfleikari (“golfer”)
  • harmoníkuleikari (“accordionist”)
  • hljóðfæraleikari (“musician”)
  • hljómborðsleikari (“keyboard player”)
  • hnefaleikari (“boxer”)
  • hornleikari (“hornist”)
  • hörpuleikari (“harpist”)
  • klarinettuleikari (“clarinetist”)
  • kontrabassaleikari (“double bassist”)
  • kvikmyndaleikari (“film actor”)
  • meðleikari (“accompanist”)
  • munnhörpuleikari (“harmonicist”)
  • organleikari (“organist”)
  • orgelleikari (“organist”)
  • óbóleikari (“oboist”)
  • píanóleikari (“pianist”)
  • saxófónleikari (“saxophonist”)
  • sellóleikari (“cellist”)
  • skapgerðarleikari (“character actor”)
  • slagverksleikari (“percussionist”)
  • trommuleikari (“drummer”)
  • trompetleikari (“trumpeter”)
  • túbuleikari (“tubaist”)
  • undirleikari (“accompanist”)
  • víóluleikari (“violist”)

See also

Old Norse

Etymology 1

From leika (“to play”) +‎ -ari.

Noun

leikari m (genitive leikara)

  1. player, jester
Declension
Declension of leikari (weak an-stem)
masculine singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative leikari leikarinn leikarar leikararnir
accusative leikara leikarann leikara leikarana
dative leikara leikaranum leikurum leikurunum
genitive leikara leikarans leikara leikaranna
Derived terms
Descendants
  • Icelandic: leikari
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: leikar
  • Danish: leger(e)
  • Old Swedish: lekare
    • Swedish: lekare
    • Finnish: leikari (via Swedish)

Further reading

  • Zoëga, Geir T. (1910) “leikari”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press; also available at the Internet Archive

Etymology 2

Adjective

leikari

  1. comparative degree of leikr
Declension
Declension of leikari, comparative of leikr
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative leikari leikari leikara
accusative leikara leikari leikara
dative leikara leikari leikara
genitive leikara leikari leikara
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative leikari leikari leikari
accusative leikari leikari leikari
dative leikurum leikurum leikurum
genitive leikari leikari leikari
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