búkur
See also: bukur
Icelandic
Etymology
From Old Norse búkr, from Proto-Germanic *būkaz.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈpuːkʏr/
- Rhymes: -uːkʏr
Noun
búkur m (genitive singular búks, nominative plural búkar)
- trunk (of the body)
- belly
Declension
declension of búkur
| m-s1 | singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | búkur | búkurinn | búkar | búkarnir |
| accusative | búk | búkinn | búka | búkana |
| dative | búk | búknum | búkum | búkunum |
| genitive | búks | búksins | búka | búkanna |
Synonyms
- (trunk): bolur
- (belly): kviður
Derived terms
- búktal
- búktalari