hnappur

Icelandic

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Norse hnappr (“button; bowl; trough; tray”) and knappr (“knob”), all from Proto-Germanic *knappô, *knappa-, which is perhaps related to *knappō (“knob, boy”). See at Proto-Germanic *hnappaz for more.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈn̥ahpʏr/
    Rhymes: -ahpʏr

Noun

hnappur m (genitive singular hnapps, nominative plural hnappar)

  1. button
    Synonym: tala f
  2. key (on a typewriter, keyboard, etc.)
    Synonyms: lykill m, takki m

Declension

Declension of hnappur (masculine)
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative hnappur hnappurinn hnappar hnapparnir
accusative hnapp hnappinn hnappa hnappana
dative hnapp, hnappi hnappnum, hnappinum hnöppum hnöppunum
genitive hnapps hnappsins hnappa hnappanna

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References

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