hnappur

Icelandic

Alternative forms

knappur

Etymology

From Old Norse hnappr (“button; bowl; trough; tray”) and knappr (“knob”), all from Proto-Germanic *knappô, *knappa-, which is perhaps related to *knappō (“knob, boy”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈn̥ahpʏr/
Rhymes: -ahpʏr

Noun

hnappur m (genitive singular hnapps, nominative plural hnappar)

button
key (on a typewriter, keyboard, etc.)

Declension

declension of hnappur

	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
m-s1	singular		plural
nominative	hnappur	hnappurinn	hnappar	hnapparnir
accusative	hnapp	hnappinn	hnappa	hnappana
dative	hnappi / hnapp	hnappinum / hnappnum	hnöppum	hnöppunum
genitive	hnapps	hnappsins	hnappa	hnappanna

Synonyms

(button): tala f
(key): lykill m, takki m

Derived terms

hnappaborð

References

The word hnappur in the Icelandic Computer Glossary.

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