Icelandic

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Etymology

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From the same ultimate origin as kok (throat, gullet, pharynx).[1]

Pronunciation

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Noun

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kjúka f (genitive singular kjúku, nominative plural kjúkur)

  1. (anatomy) phalanx
    Synonym: köggull

Declension

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References

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  1. ^ Linguistic Studies in Germanic. (1915). United States: University of Chicago Press, p. 199