fnykur

Icelandic

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *fnukjaz. Cognate with Danish fnug, Swedish fnugg.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfnɪːkʏr/

  Rhymes: -ɪːkʏr

Noun

fnykur m (genitive singular fnyks, nominative plural fnykir)

1. a bad smell; stench, a malodorous smell

Declension

declension of fnykur

m-s2	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	fnykur	fnykurinn	fnykir	fnykirnir
accusative	fnyk	fnykinn	fnyki	fnykina
dative	fnyk	fnyknum	fnykjum	fnykjunum
genitive	fnyks	fnyksins	fnykja	fnykjanna

Synonyms

• (bad smell): ódaunn, ólykt, óþefur