möppudýr

Icelandic

Etymology

Compound of mappa (“file; folder”) +‎ dýr (“animal”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmœhpʏˌtiːr/
    Rhymes: -iːr

Noun

möppudýr n (genitive singular möppudýrs, nominative plural möppudýr)

  1. (colloquial, dated, humorous) bureaucrat; apparatchik

Declension

Declension of möppudýr (neuter, based on dýr)
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative möppudýr möppudýrið möppudýr möppudýrin
accusative möppudýr möppudýrið möppudýr möppudýrin
dative möppudýri möppudýrinu möppudýrum möppudýrunum
genitive möppudýrs möppudýrsins möppudýra möppudýranna

References

  • Kristín Bjarnadóttir, editor (2002–2025), “möppudýr”, in Beygingarlýsing íslensks nútímamáls [The Database of Modern Icelandic Inflection] (in Icelandic), Reykjavík: The Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies
  • Mörður Árnason (2019) Íslensk orðabók, 5th edition, Reykjavík: Forlagið
  • “möppudýr” in the Dictionary of Modern Icelandic (in Icelandic) and ISLEX (in the Nordic languages)
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