"kaupa köttinn í sekknum" meaning in All languages combined

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Phrase [Icelandic]

Forms: keypti köttinn í sekknum [indicative, past, singular, third-person], keypt köttinn í sekknum [supine]
Etymology: From kaupa (“to buy”) and köttinn (“the cat”) the definite accusative singular form of köttur (“a cat”) and í (“in”) and sekknum (“the sack”) the definite dative singular of sekkur (“a sack”), literally meaning to "buy the cat in the sack". Etymology templates: {{m|is|kaupa||to buy}} kaupa (“to buy”), {{m|is|köttinn||the cat}} köttinn (“the cat”), {{m|is|köttur||a cat}} köttur (“a cat”), {{m|is|í||in}} í (“in”), {{m|is|sekknum||the sack}} sekknum (“the sack”), {{m|is|sekkur||a sack}} sekkur (“a sack”) Head templates: {{head|is|verb|weak verb||third-person singular past indicative|keypti köttinn í sekknum||{{{22}}} köttinn í sekknum|supine|keypt köttinn í sekknum||{{{33}}} köttinn í sekknum|cat2=weak verbs|head=}} kaupa köttinn í sekknum (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative keypti köttinn í sekknum, supine keypt köttinn í sekknum)
  1. (transitive, idiomatic) to be sold a pig in a poke Tags: idiomatic, transitive, weak
    Sense id: en-kaupa_köttinn_í_sekknum-is-phrase-cPLUMymp Categories (other): Icelandic entries with incorrect language header

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