hólkur

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Icelandic

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Etymology

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From Old Norse holkr, from Proto-Germanic *hulkaz (“a hollow”), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱel- (“to cover, hide”). Cognate with English holk.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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hólkur m (genitive singular hólks, nominative plural hólkar)

  1. short, hollow cylinder or tube
  2. decorative cylinder around the tassel of a tail-cap

Declension

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    Declension of hólkur
m-s1 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative hólkur hólkurinn hólkar hólkarnir
accusative hólk hólkinn hólka hólkana
dative hólki / hólk hólkinum / hólknum hólkum hólkunum
genitive hólks hólksins hólka hólkanna

Derived terms

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