kútur

Icelandic

Pronunciation

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

Noun

kútur m (genitive singular kúts, nominative plural kútar)

  1. a small barrel, cask, keg
  2. a small, chubby man
  3. an affectionate term for a little boy
  4. a swimming float, swimming ring, or inflatable armband
  5. hunch (stooped or curled posture)

Declension

Declension of kútur (masculine)
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative kútur kúturinn kútar kútarnir
accusative kút kútinn kúta kútana
dative kút, kúti kútnum kútum kútunum
genitive kúts kútsins kúta kútanna

Derived terms

  • vera í kút (“to crouch, hunch oneself up”)
  • hrökkva í kút (“to jump, to start”)
  • rétta úr kútnum (“to find one's feet again”)
  • labbakútur
  • mallakútur (“tummy”)

See also

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