frekjuskarð
Icelandic
Etymology
From frekja (“an ill-mannered and importunate person”) + skarð (“gap”). Exact origin unclear, presumably derived from a caricaturish association between importunate people and a front-tooth gap. The term is today however mostly neutral and does not imply that the person is ill-mannered.
Noun
frekjuskarð n (genitive singular frekjuskarðs, nominative plural frekjuskörð)
- a gap between the two front teeth; diastema
Declension
declension of frekjuskarð
| n-s | singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | frekjuskarð | frekjuskarðið | frekjuskörð | frekjuskörðin |
| accusative | frekjuskarð | frekjuskarðið | frekjuskörð | frekjuskörðin |
| dative | frekjuskarði | frekjuskarðinu | frekjuskörðum | frekjuskörðunum |
| genitive | frekjuskarðs | frekjuskarðsins | frekjuskarða | frekjuskarðanna |
Further reading
- “frekjuskarð” in the Dictionary of Modern Icelandic (in Icelandic) and ISLEX (in the Nordic languages)
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