kútur
Icelandic
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkʰuːtʏr/
- Rhymes: -uːtʏr
Noun
kútur m (genitive singular kúts, nominative plural kútar)
- a small barrel, cask, keg
- a small, chubby man
- an affectionate term for a little boy
- a swimming float, swimming ring, or inflatable armband
- hunch (stooped or curled posture)
Declension
declension of kútur
| m-s1 | singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | kútur | kúturinn | kútar | kútarnir |
| accusative | kút | kútinn | kúta | kútana |
| dative | kúti / kút | kútnum | kútum | kútunum |
| genitive | kúts | kútsins | kúta | kútanna |
Derived terms
- vera í kút (to crouch, hunch oneself up)
- hrökkva í kút (to jump, to start)
- rétta úr kútnum (to find one's feet again)
See also
- tunna