svíri

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse svíri, from Proto-Germanic *swirhijô.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsviːrɪ/

  Rhymes: -iːrɪ

Noun

svíri m (genitive singular svíra, nominative plural svírar)

1. neck, back or nape of the neck (on the larger domesticated animals, or a thick human one)

Declension

declension of svíri

m-w1	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	svíri	svírinn	svírar	svírarnir
accusative	svíra	svírann	svíra	svírana
dative	svíra	svíranum	svírum	svírunum
genitive	svíra	svírans	svíra	svíranna

Synonyms

• (nape of the neck): hnakki
• (neck): háls

References

• Ásgeir Blöndal Magnússon — Íslensk orðsifjabók, (1989). Reykjavík, Orðabók Háskólans. (Available on Málið.is under the “Eldra mál” tab.)