dráttur

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Icelandic

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Etymology

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From Old Norse dráttr, from Proto-Germanic *drahtuz. Derived from the ancestor of the verb draga (drag). Compare English draught.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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dráttur m (genitive singular dráttar, nominative plural drættir)

  1. the act of pulling, drawing
  2. stroke (with a pen, etc.)
  3. the act of delaying; deferral
  4. (colloquial) hump, screw, shag (act of sexual intercourse)

Declension

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    Declension of dráttur
m-s3 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative dráttur drátturinn drættir drættirnir
accusative drátt dráttinn drætti drættina
dative drætti drættinum dráttum dráttunum
genitive dráttar dráttarins drátta dráttanna