hnútur

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse knútr, from Proto-Germanic (compare *knuttan-, whence English knot).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈn̥uːtʏr/
• Rhymes: -uːtʏr

Noun

hnútur m (genitive singular hnúts, nominative plural hnútar)

1. knot
2. (medicine) hernia

   Synonyms: haull, kviðslit

3. (graph theory) vertex

Declension

declension of hnútur

m-s1	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	hnútur	hnúturinn	hnútar	hnútarnir
accusative	hnút	hnútinn	hnúta	hnútana
dative	hnút	hnútnum	hnútum	hnútunum
genitive	hnúts	hnútsins	hnúta	hnútanna

Further reading

• “hnútur” in the Dictionary of Modern Icelandic (in Icelandic) and ISLEX (in the Nordic languages)