hráki

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse hráki, from Proto-Germanic *hrēkô, from Proto-Indo-European *krek- (“to croak, crow”). Cognate with Old English hrǣċa (“retching, spittle”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈr̥auːcɪ/
• Rhymes: -auːcɪ

Noun

hráki m (genitive singular hráka, no plural)

1. spit, spittle

Declension

declension of hráki

m-w1	singular
	indefinite	definite
nominative	hráki	hrákinn
accusative	hráka	hrákann
dative	hráka	hrákanum
genitive	hráka	hrákans

Related terms

• hrækja (“to spit”)

See also

• munnvatn (“saliva”)