nábrók

Icelandic

Etymology

From ná- (“pertaining to a cadaver or death”) +‎ brók (“underpants, briefs; trousers”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈnauː.prouːk/

Noun

nábrók f (genitive singular nábrókar, nominative plural nábrækur)

  1. (historical) a pair of pants made from the skin of the lower half (below the waist) of a dead man, used for sorcery: necropants
    Synonyms: skollabrók, Papeyjarbuxur, galdrabrækur

Declension

Declension of nábrók (feminine, based on brók)
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative nábrók nábrókin nábrækur nábrækurnar
accusative nábrók nábrókina nábrækur nábrækurnar
dative nábrók nábrókinni nábrókum nábrókunum
genitive nábrókar nábrókarinnar nábróka nábrókanna
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