glæpon
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Icelandic[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Glæp- is from glæpur, but the origin and meaning of -on is unclear.[1] Appears in the 1940s.[1]
Noun[edit]
glæpon m (genitive singular glæpons, nominative plural glæponar)
- (informal) a criminal
- Synonyms: glæpamaður, bófi
Declension[edit]
declension of glæpon
| m-s1 | singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | glæpon | glæponinn | glæponar | glæponarnir |
| accusative | glæpon | glæponinn | glæpona | glæponana |
| dative | glæponi / glæpon | glæponinum | glæponum | glæponunum |
| genitive | glæpons | glæponsins | glæpona | glæponanna |
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Aðalsteinn Eyþórsson. „Hvenær kemur glæpon í íslenskt mál?“ Vísindavefurinn, 2015.
Further reading[edit]
- “glæpon” in the Dictionary of Modern Icelandic (in Icelandic) and ISLEX (in the Nordic languages)