"nykur" meaning in Faroese

See nykur in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: [ˈniːkʊɹ]
Rhymes: -iːkʊɹ Etymology: From Old Norse nykr, from Proto-Germanic *nikwiz-, perhaps from Proto-Indo-European *nigʷ-. Etymology templates: {{der|fo|non|nykr}} Old Norse nykr, {{der|fo|gem-pro|*nikwiz-}} Proto-Germanic *nikwiz-, {{der|fo|ine-pro|*nigʷ-}} Proto-Indo-European *nigʷ- Head templates: {{head|fo|noun|g=m|head=}} nykur m, {{fo-noun|m|nyks|nykar}} nykur m (genitive singular nyks, plural nykar) Inflection templates: {{fo-decl-noun-m6|nyk}} Forms: nyks [genitive, singular], nykar [plural], no-table-tags [table-tags], nykur [indefinite, nominative, singular], nykurin [definite, nominative, singular], nykar [indefinite, nominative, plural], nykarnir [definite, nominative, plural], nyk [accusative, indefinite, singular], nykin [accusative, definite, singular], nykar [accusative, indefinite, plural], nykarnar [accusative, definite, plural], nyki [dative, indefinite, singular], nykinum [dative, definite, singular], nykum [dative, indefinite, plural], nykunum [dative, definite, plural], nyks [genitive, indefinite, singular], nyksins [definite, genitive, singular], nyka [genitive, indefinite, plural], nykanna [definite, genitive, plural]
  1. (mythology) a water-demon, the nixie, the nick; (mostly appearing as a grey horse-like creature with inverted hoofs and forward fetlocks that emerges from lakes) Tags: masculine Categories (topical): Mythology
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      },
      "expansion": "Old Norse nykr",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fo",
        "2": "gem-pro",
        "3": "*nikwiz-"
      },
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      "name": "der"
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      },
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    {
      "form": "nyks",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "nykar",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
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      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "nykurin",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "nykar",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "nykarnir",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "nyk",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "indefinite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "nykin",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "definite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "nykar",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "indefinite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "nykarnar",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "nyki",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "indefinite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "nykinum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "nykum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "indefinite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "nykunum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "nyks",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "indefinite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "nyksins",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "nyka",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "indefinite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "nykanna",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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        "2": "noun",
        "g": "m",
        "head": ""
      },
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      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
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        "2": "nyks",
        "3": "nykar"
      },
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      "name": "fo-noun"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nyk"
      },
      "name": "fo-decl-noun-m6"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Faroese",
  "lang_code": "fo",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Faroese entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 2 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "topical",
          "langcode": "fo",
          "name": "Mythology",
          "orig": "fo:Mythology",
          "parents": [
            "Culture",
            "Society",
            "All topics",
            "Fundamental"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "a water-demon, the nixie, the nick; (mostly appearing as a grey horse-like creature with inverted hoofs and forward fetlocks that emerges from lakes)"
      ],
      "id": "en-nykur-fo-noun-bpxEt844",
      "links": [
        [
          "mythology",
          "mythology"
        ],
        [
          "demon",
          "demon"
        ],
        [
          "nixie",
          "nixie"
        ],
        [
          "nick",
          "nick"
        ],
        [
          "fetlock",
          "fetlock#English"
        ]
      ],
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        "(mythology) a water-demon, the nixie, the nick; (mostly appearing as a grey horse-like creature with inverted hoofs and forward fetlocks that emerges from lakes)"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "human-sciences",
        "mysticism",
        "mythology",
        "philosophy",
        "sciences"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈniːkʊɹ]"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-iːkʊɹ"
    }
  ],
  "word": "nykur"
}
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      "name": "der"
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      },
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    }
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  "etymology_text": "From Old Norse nykr, from Proto-Germanic *nikwiz-, perhaps from Proto-Indo-European *nigʷ-.",
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      "form": "nyks",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "nykar",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
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      "source": "declension",
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        "inflection-template"
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      "form": "nykur",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "nykurin",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "nykar",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "nykarnir",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "nyk",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "indefinite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "nykin",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "definite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "nykar",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "indefinite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "nykarnar",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "nyki",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "indefinite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "nykinum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "nykum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "indefinite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "nykunum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "nyks",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "indefinite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "nyksins",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "nyka",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "indefinite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "nykanna",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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        "1": "fo",
        "2": "noun",
        "g": "m",
        "head": ""
      },
      "expansion": "nykur m",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "m",
        "2": "nyks",
        "3": "nykar"
      },
      "expansion": "nykur m (genitive singular nyks, plural nykar)",
      "name": "fo-noun"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nyk"
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      "name": "fo-decl-noun-m6"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Faroese",
  "lang_code": "fo",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
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        "Faroese entries with incorrect language header",
        "Faroese lemmas",
        "Faroese masculine nouns",
        "Faroese nouns",
        "Faroese terms derived from Old Norse",
        "Faroese terms derived from Proto-Germanic",
        "Faroese terms derived from Proto-Indo-European",
        "Pages with 2 entries",
        "Pages with entries",
        "Rhymes:Faroese/iːkʊɹ",
        "fo:Mythology"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "a water-demon, the nixie, the nick; (mostly appearing as a grey horse-like creature with inverted hoofs and forward fetlocks that emerges from lakes)"
      ],
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        [
          "mythology",
          "mythology"
        ],
        [
          "demon",
          "demon"
        ],
        [
          "nixie",
          "nixie"
        ],
        [
          "nick",
          "nick"
        ],
        [
          "fetlock",
          "fetlock#English"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(mythology) a water-demon, the nixie, the nick; (mostly appearing as a grey horse-like creature with inverted hoofs and forward fetlocks that emerges from lakes)"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "human-sciences",
        "mysticism",
        "mythology",
        "philosophy",
        "sciences"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈniːkʊɹ]"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-iːkʊɹ"
    }
  ],
  "word": "nykur"
}

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