hykler

Danish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈhyɡ̊lɐ]

Etymology 1

From hykle (“to dissemble, feign”) +‎ -er. Compare Swedish hycklare and German Heuchler.

Noun

hykler c (singular definite hykleren, plural indefinite hyklere)

1. hypocrite

Inflection

Declension of hykler

common gender	Singular		Plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	hykler	hykleren	hyklere	hyklerne
genitive	hyklers	hyklerens	hykleres	hyklernes

Related terms

• hykleri ("hypocrisy")
• hyklerisk ("hypocritical", "hypocritically")

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

hykler

1. present of hykle

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From hykle (“practice hypocrisy, be a hypocrite”) (see for more).

Noun

hykler m (definite singular hykleren, indefinite plural hyklere, definite plural hyklerne)

1. a hypocrite

Related terms

• hykkelsk
• hykle
• hykleri
• hyklersk
• hyklete
• hykling

Verb

hykler

1. present of hykle

See also

• hykla (Nynorsk)
• hyklar (Nynorsk)
• hykle (Nynorsk)

References

• “hykler” in The Bokmål Dictionary.