prakkari

Icelandic

Etymology

The word first appears in the 16. century. From prakka +‎ -ari, from Danish prakke, from Middle Low German prachen.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈpʰrahka(ː)rɪ/

Noun

prakkari m (genitive singular prakkara, nominative plural prakkarar)

  1. trickster, prankster, rogue
    Synonyms: hrekkjalómur, skelmir

Declension

Declension of prakkari (masculine, based on -ari)
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative prakkari prakkarinn prakkarar prakkararnir
accusative prakkara prakkarann prakkara prakkarana
dative prakkara prakkaranum prökkurum prökkurunum
genitive prakkara prakkarans prakkara prakkaranna

Derived terms

  • prakkaralegur (“roguish”)
  • prakkaraskapur (“trickery, roguery”)
  • prakkarastrik (“prank, trick”)
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