Icelandic

Noun

hnakki m ‎(genitive singular hnakka, nominative plural hnakkar)

1. nape of the neck
2. shoulder (meat behind an animals head, e.g. on a pig or fish)
3. (slang, pejorative, neologism) a stereotypical grouping of superficial juveniles associated with sport, fitness and tanning, that often bleach their hair and dress fashionably, somewhat similar to a jock

Declension

See also

• emó, ímó (an emo)
• gothari, goþþari, gottari (a goth)
• nörd, nördi (a nerd, a geek)
• pönkari (a punk)
• skinka

Etymology 2

See hnakkur.

Noun

hnakki m

1. indefinite dative singular of hnakkur

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *hnakkô. Compare Old English hnecca ( > Modern English neck), Dutch nek, German Nacken.

Noun

hnakki m

1. nape of the neck

Descendants

References

• hnakki in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press