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nykur
nykur
Faroese
Noun
nykur m (genitive singular nyks, plural nykar)
- (mythology) a water-demon, the nixie, the nick; (mostly appearing as a grey horse-like creature with inverted hoofs and forward fetlocks that emerges from lakes) syn.
Declension
| m6 | Singular | Plural | ||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Nominative | nykur | nykurin | nykar | nykarnir |
| Accusative | nyk | nykin | nykar | nykarnar |
| Dative | nyki | nykinum | nykum | nykunum |
| Genitive | nyks | nyksins | nyka | nykanna |
Icelandic
Etymology
From Old Norse nykr, cognates with the German Nix, Nixe and Nixie from the Middle High German nickes, from Old High German nihhus (“water-elf, crocodile”). Cognate with Old English nicor (“water-elf, hippopotamus, walrus”) (English nicker) and Swedish Näcken.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈnɪːk(ʰ)ʏr]
- Rhymes: -ɪːkʏr
Noun
nykur m (genitive singular nykurs, nominative plural nykrar)
- (mythology) a water-demon, the nixie, the nick; (mostly appearing as a grey horse-like creature with inverted hoofs and forward fetlocks that emerges from lakes) syn.
Declension
declension of nykur
| m-s1 | singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | nykur | nykurinn | nykrar | nykrarnir |
| accusative | nykur | nykurinn | nykra | nykrana |
| dative | nykri | nykrinum | nykrum | nykrunum |
| genitive | nykurs | nykursins | nykra | nykranna |
Derived terms
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Synonyms
- (nixie): def. nennir, nóni, vatnaskratti, kumbur, vatnahestur