strákur

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse strákr (“vagrant, vagabond, tramp, hobo”),[1] with semantic shift "wandering fellow" > "boy".

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈstrauːkʏr/
  • Audio:(file)
    Rhymes: -auːkʏr

Noun

strákur m (genitive singular stráks, nominative plural strákar)

  1. boy (male child)
    Synonyms: drengur, (informal) stráksi, (dated) piltur, (dated) sveinn
    Antonyms: stelpa, stúlka, (rare) telpa

Usage notes

  • The dative form stráki is rarely used in favour of strák.

Declension

Declension of strákur (masculine)
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative strákur strákurinn strákar strákarnir
accusative strák strákinn stráka strákana
dative strák, stráki1 stráknum strákum strákunum
genitive stráks stráksins stráka strákanna

1Rare.

Derived terms

  • sitja á strák sínum (“to hold oneself in check”)

References

  1. ^ de Vries, Jan (1977) “strákr”, in Altnordisches etymologisches Wörterbuch [Old Norse Etymological Dictionary]‎[1] (in German), 2nd revised edition, Leiden: Brill, page 552

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