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)
Declension
| 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
- þónokkur (“some considerable amount”)