haugalygi
Icelandic
Etymology
From haugur (“heap, mound”) + lygi (“lie”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈhøyːɣaˌlɪːjɪ/
Noun
haugalygi f (genitive singular haugalygi, nominative plural haugalygar)
- a bare-faced lie
Declension
declension of haugalygi
| f-w2 | singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | haugalygi | haugalygin | haugalygar | haugalygarnar |
| accusative | haugalygi | haugalygina | haugalygar | haugalygarnar |
| dative | haugalygi | haugalyginni | haugalygum | haugalygunum |
| genitive | haugalygi | haugalyginnar | haugalyga | haugalyganna |
See also
- ljúga upp í opið geðið á einhverjum (to tell somebody a barefaced lie)