ólukka

Faroese

Etymology

From ó- +‎ lukka.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɔuːˌlʊʰkːa/

Noun

ólukka f (genitive singular ólukku, plural ólukkur)

1. bad luck, accident, disaster
2. (card games, stýrivolt) chosen fours (trump fours)

Declension

f1	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	ólukka	ólukkan	ólukkur	ólukkurnar
accusative	ólukku	ólukkuna	ólukkur	ólukkurnar
dative	ólukku	ólukkuni	ólukkum	ólukkunum
genitive	ólukku	ólukkunnar	ólukka	ólukkanna

Synonyms

• (accident, bad luck): vanlukka, skaði, óeydna