hnakki
Icelandic
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈn̥ahcɪ/
- Rhymes: -ahcɪ
Etymology 1
From Old Norse [Term?] hnakki, from Proto-Germanic *hnakkô. Origin of the slang sense is uncertain, but may be derived from the meat sense, in connection with skinka (“ham”), which is also used in a similar slang sense.
Noun
hnakki m (genitive singular hnakka, nominative plural hnakkar)
- nape of the neck
- shoulder (meat behind an animals head, e.g. on a pig or fish)
- (slang, derogatory, neologism) a stereotypical grouping of superficial juveniles associated with sport, fitness and tanning, that often bleach their hair and dress fashionably, somewhat similar to a jock
Declension
declension of hnakki
m-w1 | singular | plural | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
nominative | hnakki | hnakkinn | hnakkar | hnakkarnir |
accusative | hnakka | hnakkann | hnakka | hnakkana |
dative | hnakka | hnakkanum | hnökkum | hnökkunum |
genitive | hnakka | hnakkans | hnakka | hnakkanna |
See also
- emó, ímó (an emo)
- gothari, goþþari, gottari (a goth)
- nörd, nördi (a nerd, a geek)
- pönkari (a punk)
- skinka
Etymology 2
See hnakkur.
Noun
hnakki m
- indefinite dative singular of hnakkur
Old Norse
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *hnakkô. Compare Old English hnecca ( > Modern English neck), Dutch nek, German Nacken.
Noun
hnakki m
- nape of the neck
Descendants
- Danish: nakke c
- Faroese: nakki m
- Icelandic: hnakki m
- Norwegian: nakke m
- Swedish: nacke c
References
- hnakki in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press