öfugur

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse ǫfigr, ǫfugr, afigr.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈœːvʏɣʏr]
    Rhymes: -œːvʏɣʏr

Adjective

öfugur (comparative öfugri, superlative öfugastur)

  1. turning or facing the wrong way, reversed, inverted
    Synonym: gagnstæður
  2. backwards
  3. the wrong way around
    Synonym: umsnúinn
  4. wrong
    Synonyms: rangur, skakkur
  5. back to front, inside out or upside down
    Synonym: úthverfur
  6. queer, homosexual
    Synonym: samkynhneigður

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