kútur

Icelandic

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkʰuːtʏr/

  Rhymes: -uːtʏr

Noun

kútur m (genitive singular kúts, nominative plural kútar)

1. a small barrel, cask, keg
2. a small, chubby man
3. an affectionate term for a little boy
4. a swimming float, swimming ring, or inflatable armband
5. 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)
• labbakútur
• mallakútur (“tummy”)

See also

• tunna