krakki

See also: kräkki

Icelandic

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkʰrahcɪ/

  Rhymes: -ahcɪ

Etymology 1

Per Magnusson, probably a sound-symbolic formation; compare Danish krakke (“dog”). Note also similarities to Old Norse kraki (“crook”), Old English cryċċ (“crutch”).

Noun

krakki m (genitive singular krakka, nominative plural krakkar)

1. (informal) kid, child

Declension

Declension of krakki (masculine)

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	krakki	krakkinn	krakkar	krakkarnir
accusative	krakka	krakkann	krakka	krakkana
dative	krakka	krakkanum	krökkum	krökkunum
genitive	krakka	krakkans	krakka	krakkanna

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

krakki n

1. indefinite dative singular of krakk

Further reading

• “krakki” in the Dictionary of Modern Icelandic (in Icelandic) and ISLEX (in the Nordic languages)