reykur

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse reykr, from Proto-Germanic *raukiz.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈreiːkʏr/

  Rhymes: -eiːkʏr

Noun

reykur m (genitive singular reyks or reykjar, nominative plural reykir)

1. smoke

Declension

declension of reykur

m-s2	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	reykur	reykurinn	reykir	reykirnir
accusative	reyk	reykinn	reyki	reykina
dative	reyk	reyknum	reykjum	reykjunum
genitive	reyks / reykjar	reyksins / reykjarins	reykja	reykjanna

Derived terms

• Reykjavík

Related terms

• reykja
• rjúka

References

• Ásgeir Blöndal Magnússon — Íslensk orðsifjabók, (1989). Reykjavík, Orðabók Háskólans. (Available on Málið.is under the “Eldra mál” tab.)