meinbugur

Icelandic

Etymology

From the Old Norse meinbugir (“impediments which make it sinful or wicked to do a thing”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈmeinˌpʏːɣʏr/
  • Rhymes: -ʏːɣʏr

Noun

meinbugur m (genitive singular meinbugs, nominative plural meinbugir or meinbugar)

  1. hindrance
  2. flaw
  3. (in the plural) complications, difficulties

Declension
declension of meinbugur
m-s2 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative meinbugur meinbugurinn meinbugir meinbugirnir
accusative meinbug meinbuginn meinbugi meinbugina
dative meinbugi meinbugnum meinbugum meinbugunum
genitive meinbugs meinbugsins meinbuga meinbuganna

Synonyms

Derived terms
  • meinbogabrot
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