hólkur

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)

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

Declension
declension of hólkur
m-s1 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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