hnappur

Icelandic

Alternative forms

• knappur

Etymology

From Old Norse hnappr (“button; bowl; trough; tray”) and knappr (“knob”), all from Proto-Germanic *knappô, *knappa-, which is perhaps related to *knappō (“knob, boy”). See at Proto-Germanic *hnappaz for more.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈn̥ahpʏr/

  Rhymes: -ahpʏr

Noun

hnappur m (genitive singular hnapps, nominative plural hnappar)

1. button
2. key (on a typewriter, keyboard, etc.)

Synonyms

• (button): tala f
• (key): lykill m, takki m

Derived terms

• hnappaborð

References

• The word hnappur in the Icelandic Computer Glossary.