flekkur

Icelandic

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈflɛhkʏr/
• Rhymes: -ɛhkʏr

Etymology 1

From Old Norse flekkr, from Proto-Germanic *flekka-. Cognate with Swedish fläck, Norwegian flekk, German Fleck, English fleck, Dutch vlek.

Noun

flekkur m (genitive singular flekks, nominative plural flekkir)

1. spot, speck, fleck

   Synonyms: blettur, díll, depill

Declension

declension of flekkur

m-s2	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	flekkur	flekkurinn	flekkir	flekkirnir
accusative	flekk	flekkinn	flekki	flekkina
dative	flekk	flekknum	flekkjum	flekkjunum
genitive	flekks / flekkjar	flekksins / flekkjarins	flekkja	flekkjanna

Derived terms

• flekklaus (“spotless, immaculate”)
• flekkleysi (“spotlessness”)

Related terms

• flekka (“to spot, to stain”)
• flekkaður (“stained, tainted”)
• flekkóttur (“spotted, speckled”)

Etymology 2

Noun

flekkur m (genitive singular flekks, no plural)

1. hay that has been spread out to dry

Declension

declension of flekkur

m-s2	singular
	indefinite	definite
nominative	flekkur	flekkurinn
accusative	flekk	flekkinn
dative	flekk	flekknum
genitive	flekks / flekkjar	flekksins / flekkjarins

Related terms

• flekkja (“to spread out hay to dry”)