hártogun

Icelandic

Etymology

Literally, “hair pulling”, from toga í (“to pull”) +‎ hár (“hair”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈhaur̥ˌtʰɔːɣʏn/

Noun

hártogun f (genitive singular hártogunar, nominative plural hártoganir)

  1. quibble, hair-splitting

Declension

Declension of hártogun (feminine)
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative hártogun hártogunin hártoganir hártoganirnar
accusative hártogun hártogunina hártoganir hártoganirnar
dative hártogun hártoguninni hártogunum hártogununum
genitive hártogunar hártogunarinnar hártogana hártogananna
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