hrekkjusvín
Icelandic edit
Etymology edit
From hrekkja (“to tease”) + svín (“contemptible person, swine”).
Noun edit
hrekkjusvín n (genitive singular hrekkjusvíns, nominative plural hrekkjusvín)
Declension edit
declension of hrekkjusvín
| n-s | singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | hrekkjusvín | hrekkjusvínið | hrekkjusvín | hrekkjusvínin |
| accusative | hrekkjusvín | hrekkjusvínið | hrekkjusvín | hrekkjusvínin |
| dative | hrekkjusvíni | hrekkjusvíninu | hrekkjusvínum | hrekkjusvínunum |
| genitive | hrekkjusvíns | hrekkjusvínsins | hrekkjusvína | hrekkjusvínanna |
Related terms edit
- hrekkjalómur (“trickster”)
- óþekktarangi
- óþekktarormur
See also edit
- einelti (“bullying”)
Further reading edit
- “hrekkjusvín” in the Dictionary of Modern Icelandic (in Icelandic) and ISLEX (in the Nordic languages)