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hólkur

hólkur

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Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse holkr, from Proto-Germanic *hulkaz (“a hollow”), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱel- (“to cover, hide”). Cognate with English holk.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈhoul̥kʏr/

Noun

hólkur m (genitive singular hólks, nominative plural hólkar)

short, hollow cylinder or tube
decorative cylinder around the tassel of a tail-cap

Declension

Declension of hólkur (masculine)

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	hólkur	hólkurinn	hólkar	hólkarnir
accusative	hólk	hólkinn	hólka	hólkana
dative	hólki, hólk	hólkinum, hólknum	hólkum	hólkunum
genitive	hólks	hólksins	hólka	hólkanna

Derived terms

skúfhólkur (“tail-cap tassel cylinder”)

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