kroppur

See also: Kroppur

Faroese

Etymology

From Old Norse kroppr, from Proto-Germanic *kruppaz.

Noun

kroppur m (genitive singular krops, plural kroppar)

1. (anatomy) body

Declension

m9	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	kroppur	kroppurin	kroppar	kropparnir
Accusative	kropp	kroppin	kroppar	kropparnar
Dative	kroppi	kroppinum	kroppum	kroppunum
Genitive	krops	kropsins	kroppa	kroppanna

See also

• bringa
• barmur
• bulur
• búkur
• bak
• rumpa

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse kroppr.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkʰrɔhpʏr/

Noun

kroppur m (genitive singular kropps, nominative plural kroppar)

1. (anatomy, casual) body

Declension

declension of kroppur

m-s1	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	kropp	kroppinn	kroppar	kropparnir
accusative	kropp	kroppinn	kroppa	kroppana
dative	kroppi / kropp	kroppinum / kroppnum	kroppum	kroppunum
genitive	kropps	kroppsins	kroppa	kroppanna

Synonyms

• (body): líkami, skrokkur

Further reading

• “kroppur” in the Dictionary of Modern Icelandic (in Icelandic) and ISLEX (in the Nordic languages)