rokkur

See also: rökkur

Faroese

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈɹɔʰkːʊɹ/

Etymology 1

From Old Norse rokkr (“distaff”), from Proto-Germanic *rukkô.

Noun

rokkur m (genitive singular roks, plural rokkar)

  1. spinning wheel, distaff
Declension
m9 Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative rokkur rokkurin rokkar rokkarnir
Accusative rokk rokkin rokkar rokkarnar
Dative rokki rokkinum rokkum rokkunum
Genitive roks roksins rokka rokkanna

Etymology 2

From English rock (“rock and roll”).

Noun

rokkur m (genitive singular roks, uncountable)

  1. (music) rock, rock and roll
Declension
m9s Singular
Indefinite Definite
Nominative rokkur rokkurin
Accusative rokk rokkin
Dative rokki rokkinum
Genitive roks roksins

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse rokkr (“distaff”), from Proto-Germanic *rukkô.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈrɔhkʏr/
  • Rhymes: -ɔhkʏr

Noun

rokkur m (genitive singular rokks, nominative plural rokkar)

  1. spinning wheel (device for spinning thread with a wheel and a spindle)

Declension
declension of rokkur
m-s1 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative rokkur rokkurinn rokkar rokkarnir
accusative rokk rokkinn rokka rokkana
dative rokki rokkinum / rokknum rokkum rokkunum
genitive rokks rokksins rokka rokkanna
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