hnútur

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse knútr, from Proto-Germanic (compare *knuttan-, whence English knot).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈn̥uːtʏr/
  • Rhymes: -uːtʏr

Noun

hnútur m (genitive singular hnúts, nominative plural hnútar)

  1. knot
  2. (medicine) hernia
    Synonyms: haull, kviðslit
  3. (graph theory) vertex

Declension

Declension of hnútur (masculine)
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative hnútur hnúturinn hnútar hnútarnir
accusative hnút hnútinn hnúta hnútana
dative hnút hnútnum hnútum hnútunum
genitive hnúts hnútsins hnúta hnútanna

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