hroki
Icelandic
Etymology
From Old Norse hroki, probably from hrokr (“heaped measure, pile”), from Proto-Germanic *hrukan-, *hraukaz.[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈr̥ɔːcɪ/
- Rhymes: -ɔːcɪ
Noun
hroki m (genitive singular hroka, no plural)
- arrogance
- Synonyms: dramb, gikksháttur, gorgeir, ofmetnaður, rembingur, rosti, stórlæti, yfirlæti, þótti
Declension
declension of hroki
| m-w1 | singular | |
|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | hroki | hrokinn |
| accusative | hroka | hrokann |
| dative | hroka | hrokanum |
| genitive | hroka | hrokans |
Derived terms
- hrokafullur (“arrogant”)
- hrokagikkur (“arrogant person”)
- hrokalegur (“overbearing”)
References
- Kroonen, Guus (2013), “hrauka”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 243