júkka
See also: jukka and Jukka
Icelandic
Etymology
From Galibi Carib yuca (“cassava (Manihot esculenta)”). The word was applied to plants of the genus Yucca (now the main sense), because Carl Linnaeus (1707–1778) and others confused them with the cassava.
Noun
júkka f (genitive singular júkku, nominative plural júkkur)
- yucca
- Synonym: pálmalilja
Declension
declension of júkka
| f-w1 | singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | júkka | júkkan | júkkur | júkkurnar |
| accusative | júkku | júkkuna | júkkur | júkkurnar |
| dative | júkku | júkkunni | júkkum | júkkunum |
| genitive | júkku | júkkunnar | júkka | júkkanna |
Further reading
- “júkka” in the Dictionary of Modern Icelandic (in Icelandic) and ISLEX (in the Nordic languages)