snákur

Icelandic

Etymology

From the Old Norse snókr (“a snake”) or snákr (“only in poetry; a snake”), from Proto-Germanic *snakô; cognates include the Danish snog (“a snake”), Swedish snok, English snake.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈstnauːkʏr/

  Rhymes: -auːkʏr

Noun

snákur m (genitive singular snáks, nominative plural snákar)

1. a snake ^syn.

Declension

declension of snákur

m-s1	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	snákur	snákurinn	snákar	snákarnir
accusative	snák	snákinn	snáka	snákana
dative	snáki / snák	snáknum	snákum	snákunum
genitive	snáks	snáksins	snáka	snákanna

Synonyms

• (snake): ^def. slanga

See also

• naðra
• höggormur