svíri

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse svíri, from Proto-Germanic *swirhijô.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈsviːrɪ/
Rhymes: -iːrɪ

Noun

svíri m (genitive singular svíra, nominative plural svírar)

neck, back or nape of the neck (on the larger domesticated animals, or a thick human one)

Declension

declension of svíri

	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
m-w1	singular		plural
nominative	svíri	svírinn	svírar	svírarnir
accusative	svíra	svírann	svíra	svírana
dative	svíra	svíranum	svírum	svírunum
genitive	svíra	svírans	svíra	svíranna

Synonyms

(nape of the neck): hnakki
(neck): háls

References

Ásgeir Blöndal Magnússon — Íslensk orðsifjabók, 1st edition, 2nd printing (1989). Reykjavík, Orðabók Háskólans.

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