sykur
Icelandic
Etymology
Borrowed from Danish sukker, from Middle High German zucker, from Old High German zucker, from Old Italian zucchero, from Arabic سُكَّر (sukkar), from Early Modern Persian شکر (šakar), from Middle Persian 𐭱𐭪𐭥 (šakar), from Sanskrit शर्करा (śárkarā).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈsɪːkʏr/
- Rhymes: -ɪːkʏr
Declension
declension of sykur
| m-s1 | singular | |
|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | sykur | sykurinn |
| accusative | sykur | sykurinn |
| dative | sykri | sykrinum |
| genitive | sykurs | sykursins |
declension of sykur
| n-s | singular | |
|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | sykur | sykrið |
| accusative | sykur | sykrið |
| dative | sykri | sykrinu |
| genitive | sykurs | sykursins |
Derived terms
- sykurkar
- sykurlaus
- sykurreyr
- sykurrófa
- sykursjúkur
- sykursætur
- sykursýki
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