nokkur

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse nǫkkurr, from Proto-Norse [script needed] (ne-wait-ek-hwarjaʀ) (literally, "not-know-I-who").

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈnɔhkʏr/
    • Rhymes: -ɔhkʏr

Pronoun

nokkur (feminine nokkur, neuter (used with a noun) nokkurt or (used alone) nokkuð)

  1. some

Declension

Positive forms of nokkur (strong-only)
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative nokkur nokkur nokkurt1, nokkuð2
accusative nokkurn nokkra
dative nokkrum nokkurri nokkru
genitive nokkurs nokkurrar nokkurs
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative nokkrir nokkrar nokkur
accusative nokkra
dative nokkrum
genitive nokkurra

1Used with a noun.
2Used alone.

Derived terms