sleikipinni
Icelandic
Etymology
From sleikja (“to lick”) + pinni (“pin, stick”); calque of Danish slikkepind, slikpind.
Noun
sleikipinni m (genitive singular sleikipinna, nominative plural sleikipinnar)
- a lollipop
Declension
| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | sleikipinni | sleikipinninn | sleikipinnar | sleikipinnarnir |
| accusative | sleikipinna | sleikipinnann | sleikipinna | sleikipinnana |
| dative | sleikipinna | sleikipinnanum | sleikipinnum | sleikipinnunum |
| genitive | sleikipinna | sleikipinnans | sleikipinna | sleikipinnanna |
Synonyms
- (lollipop): sleikjó (colloquial), sleikjubrjóstsykur
References
- Kristín Bjarnadóttir, editor (2002–2025), “sleikipinni”, in Beygingarlýsing íslensks nútímamáls [The Database of Modern Icelandic Inflection] (in Icelandic), Reykjavík: The Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies