"leikari" meaning in Icelandic

See leikari in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈleiːka(ː)rɪ/
Etymology: From Old Norse leikari. By surface analysis, leika (“to act”) + ari (“suffix used to create agent nouns from verbs”). Etymology templates: {{inh|is|non|leikari}} Old Norse leikari, {{surf|is|leika|ari|gloss1=to act|gloss2=suffix used to create agent nouns from verbs}} By surface analysis, leika (“to act”) + ari (“suffix used to create agent nouns from verbs”) Head templates: {{is-noun|@@}} leikari m (genitive singular leikara, nominative plural leikarar) Inflection templates: {{is-ndecl|@-a}} Forms: leikara [genitive, singular], leikarar [nominative, plural], masculine [table-tags], leikari [indefinite, nominative, singular], leikarinn [definite, nominative, singular], leikarar [indefinite, nominative, plural], leikararnir [definite, nominative, plural], leikara [accusative, indefinite, singular], leikarann [accusative, definite, singular], leikara [accusative, indefinite, plural], leikarana [accusative, definite, plural], leikara [dative, indefinite, singular], leikaranum [dative, definite, singular], leikurum [dative, indefinite, plural], leikurunum [dative, definite, plural], leikara [genitive, indefinite, singular], leikarans [definite, genitive, singular], leikara [genitive, indefinite, plural], leikaranna [definite, genitive, plural]
  1. actor, actress Tags: masculine Categories (topical): Drama Synonyms: leikandi
    Sense id: en-leikari-is-noun-KfI-FzAy Disambiguation of Drama: 92 8 Categories (other): Icelandic entries with incorrect language header, Icelandic nouns declined using scraped base declensions Disambiguation of Icelandic entries with incorrect language header: 93 7 Disambiguation of Icelandic nouns declined using scraped base declensions: 69 31
  2. player Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-leikari-is-noun-zbWTVfO6
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: leikkona (english: actress)
Derived forms: aðalleikari (english: lead actor, lead actress), áhættuleikari (english: stuntman, stunt double), bassaleikari (english: bassist), básúnuleikari (english: trombonist), einleikari (english: soloist), fagottleikari (english: bassoonist), fiðluleikari (english: violinist, fiddler), flautuleikari (english: flautist), fótboltaleikari (english: footballer), gitarleikari (english: guitarist), golfleikari (english: golfer), harmoníkuleikari (english: accordionist), hljóðfæraleikari (english: musician), hljómborðsleikari (english: keyboard player), hnefaleikari (english: boxer), hornleikari (english: hornist), hörpuleikari (english: harpist), klarinettuleikari (english: clarinetist), kontrabassaleikari (english: double bassist), kvikmyndaleikari (english: film actor), meðleikari (english: accompanist), munnhörpuleikari (english: harmonicist), organleikari (english: organist), orgelleikari (english: organist), óbóleikari (english: oboist), píanóleikari (english: pianist), saxófónleikari (english: saxophonist), sellóleikari (english: cellist), skapgerðarleikari (english: character actor), slagverksleikari (english: percussionist), trommuleikari (english: drummer), trompetleikari (english: trumpeter), túbuleikari (english: tubaist), undirleikari (english: accompanist), víóluleikari (english: violist)

Inflected forms

{
  "derived": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "english": "lead actor, lead actress",
      "word": "aðalleikari"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "english": "stuntman, stunt double",
      "word": "áhættuleikari"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "english": "bassist",
      "word": "bassaleikari"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "english": "trombonist",
      "word": "básúnuleikari"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "english": "soloist",
      "word": "einleikari"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "english": "bassoonist",
      "word": "fagottleikari"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "english": "violinist, fiddler",
      "word": "fiðluleikari"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "english": "flautist",
      "word": "flautuleikari"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "english": "footballer",
      "word": "fótboltaleikari"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "english": "guitarist",
      "word": "gitarleikari"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "english": "golfer",
      "word": "golfleikari"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "english": "accordionist",
      "word": "harmoníkuleikari"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "english": "musician",
      "word": "hljóðfæraleikari"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "english": "keyboard player",
      "word": "hljómborðsleikari"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "english": "boxer",
      "word": "hnefaleikari"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "english": "hornist",
      "word": "hornleikari"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "english": "harpist",
      "word": "hörpuleikari"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "english": "clarinetist",
      "word": "klarinettuleikari"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "english": "double bassist",
      "word": "kontrabassaleikari"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "english": "film actor",
      "word": "kvikmyndaleikari"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "english": "accompanist",
      "word": "meðleikari"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "english": "harmonicist",
      "word": "munnhörpuleikari"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "english": "organist",
      "word": "organleikari"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "english": "organist",
      "word": "orgelleikari"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "english": "oboist",
      "word": "óbóleikari"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "english": "pianist",
      "word": "píanóleikari"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "english": "saxophonist",
      "word": "saxófónleikari"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "english": "cellist",
      "word": "sellóleikari"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "english": "character actor",
      "word": "skapgerðarleikari"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "english": "percussionist",
      "word": "slagverksleikari"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "english": "drummer",
      "word": "trommuleikari"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "english": "trumpeter",
      "word": "trompetleikari"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "english": "tubaist",
      "word": "túbuleikari"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "english": "accompanist",
      "word": "undirleikari"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "english": "violist",
      "word": "víóluleikari"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "is",
        "2": "non",
        "3": "leikari"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Norse leikari",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "is",
        "2": "leika",
        "3": "ari",
        "gloss1": "to act",
        "gloss2": "suffix used to create agent nouns from verbs"
      },
      "expansion": "By surface analysis, leika (“to act”) + ari (“suffix used to create agent nouns from verbs”)",
      "name": "surf"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Old Norse leikari. By surface analysis, leika (“to act”) + ari (“suffix used to create agent nouns from verbs”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "leikara",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "leikarar",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "masculine",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "is-ndecl",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "leikari",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "leikarinn",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "leikarar",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "leikararnir",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "leikara",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "indefinite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "leikarann",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "definite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "leikara",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "indefinite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "leikarana",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "leikara",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "indefinite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "leikaranum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "leikurum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "indefinite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "leikurunum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "leikara",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "indefinite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "leikarans",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "leikara",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "indefinite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "leikaranna",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "@@"
      },
      "expansion": "leikari m (genitive singular leikara, nominative plural leikarar)",
      "name": "is-noun"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "@-a"
      },
      "name": "is-ndecl"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Icelandic",
  "lang_code": "is",
  "pos": "noun",
  "related": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "english": "actress",
      "word": "leikkona"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "93 7",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Icelandic entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "69 31",
          "kind": "other",
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          "parents": [],
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        },
        {
          "_dis": "92 8",
          "kind": "topical",
          "langcode": "is",
          "name": "Drama",
          "orig": "is:Drama",
          "parents": [
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            "Art",
            "Entertainment",
            "Culture",
            "Society",
            "All topics",
            "Fundamental"
          ],
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        }
      ],
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        "actor, actress"
      ],
      "id": "en-leikari-is-noun-KfI-FzAy",
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          "actor"
        ],
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          "actress"
        ]
      ],
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        {
          "word": "leikandi"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "player"
      ],
      "id": "en-leikari-is-noun-zbWTVfO6",
      "links": [
        [
          "player",
          "player"
        ]
      ],
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        "masculine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈleiːka(ː)rɪ/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "leikari"
}
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    "Icelandic entries with incorrect language header",
    "Icelandic lemmas",
    "Icelandic masculine nouns",
    "Icelandic nouns",
    "Icelandic nouns declined using scraped base declensions",
    "Icelandic terms derived from Old Norse",
    "Icelandic terms inherited from Old Norse",
    "Icelandic terms with redundant head parameter",
    "Old Norse adjective forms",
    "Old Norse entries with incorrect language header",
    "Old Norse non-lemma forms",
    "Pages with 3 entries",
    "Pages with entries",
    "is:Drama"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "english": "lead actor, lead actress",
      "word": "aðalleikari"
    },
    {
      "english": "stuntman, stunt double",
      "word": "áhættuleikari"
    },
    {
      "english": "bassist",
      "word": "bassaleikari"
    },
    {
      "english": "trombonist",
      "word": "básúnuleikari"
    },
    {
      "english": "soloist",
      "word": "einleikari"
    },
    {
      "english": "bassoonist",
      "word": "fagottleikari"
    },
    {
      "english": "violinist, fiddler",
      "word": "fiðluleikari"
    },
    {
      "english": "flautist",
      "word": "flautuleikari"
    },
    {
      "english": "footballer",
      "word": "fótboltaleikari"
    },
    {
      "english": "guitarist",
      "word": "gitarleikari"
    },
    {
      "english": "golfer",
      "word": "golfleikari"
    },
    {
      "english": "accordionist",
      "word": "harmoníkuleikari"
    },
    {
      "english": "musician",
      "word": "hljóðfæraleikari"
    },
    {
      "english": "keyboard player",
      "word": "hljómborðsleikari"
    },
    {
      "english": "boxer",
      "word": "hnefaleikari"
    },
    {
      "english": "hornist",
      "word": "hornleikari"
    },
    {
      "english": "harpist",
      "word": "hörpuleikari"
    },
    {
      "english": "clarinetist",
      "word": "klarinettuleikari"
    },
    {
      "english": "double bassist",
      "word": "kontrabassaleikari"
    },
    {
      "english": "film actor",
      "word": "kvikmyndaleikari"
    },
    {
      "english": "accompanist",
      "word": "meðleikari"
    },
    {
      "english": "harmonicist",
      "word": "munnhörpuleikari"
    },
    {
      "english": "organist",
      "word": "organleikari"
    },
    {
      "english": "organist",
      "word": "orgelleikari"
    },
    {
      "english": "oboist",
      "word": "óbóleikari"
    },
    {
      "english": "pianist",
      "word": "píanóleikari"
    },
    {
      "english": "saxophonist",
      "word": "saxófónleikari"
    },
    {
      "english": "cellist",
      "word": "sellóleikari"
    },
    {
      "english": "character actor",
      "word": "skapgerðarleikari"
    },
    {
      "english": "percussionist",
      "word": "slagverksleikari"
    },
    {
      "english": "drummer",
      "word": "trommuleikari"
    },
    {
      "english": "trumpeter",
      "word": "trompetleikari"
    },
    {
      "english": "tubaist",
      "word": "túbuleikari"
    },
    {
      "english": "accompanist",
      "word": "undirleikari"
    },
    {
      "english": "violist",
      "word": "víóluleikari"
    }
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        "3": "leikari"
      },
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      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
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        "2": "leika",
        "3": "ari",
        "gloss1": "to act",
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      },
      "expansion": "By surface analysis, leika (“to act”) + ari (“suffix used to create agent nouns from verbs”)",
      "name": "surf"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Old Norse leikari. By surface analysis, leika (“to act”) + ari (“suffix used to create agent nouns from verbs”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "leikara",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "leikarar",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "masculine",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
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    },
    {
      "form": "leikari",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "leikarinn",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "leikarar",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "leikararnir",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "leikara",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "indefinite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "leikarann",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "definite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "leikara",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "indefinite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "leikarana",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "leikara",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "indefinite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "leikaranum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "leikurum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "indefinite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "leikurunum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "leikara",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "indefinite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "leikarans",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "leikara",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "indefinite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "leikaranna",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "@@"
      },
      "expansion": "leikari m (genitive singular leikara, nominative plural leikarar)",
      "name": "is-noun"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "@-a"
      },
      "name": "is-ndecl"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Icelandic",
  "lang_code": "is",
  "pos": "noun",
  "related": [
    {
      "english": "actress",
      "word": "leikkona"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "actor, actress"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "actor",
          "actor"
        ],
        [
          "actress",
          "actress"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "leikandi"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "player"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "player",
          "player"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈleiːka(ː)rɪ/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "leikari"
}

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This page is a part of the kaikki.org machine-readable Icelandic dictionary. This dictionary is based on structured data extracted on 2025-03-01 from the enwiktionary dump dated 2025-02-21 using wiktextract (7c21d10 and f2e72e5). The data shown on this site has been post-processed and various details (e.g., extra categories) removed, some information disambiguated, and additional data merged from other sources. See the raw data download page for the unprocessed wiktextract data.

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