reykur

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse reykr, from Proto-Germanic *raukiz.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈreiːkʏr/

  Rhymes: -eiːkʏr

Noun

reykur m (genitive singular reyks or reykjar, nominative plural reykir)

1. smoke

Declension

Declension of reykur (masculine)

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	reykur	reykurinn	reykir	reykirnir
accusative	reyk	reykinn	reyki	reykina
dative	reyk	reyknum	reykjum	reykjunum
genitive	reyks, reykjar	reyksins, reykjarins	reykja	reykjanna

Derived terms

• Reykjavík

Related terms

• reykja
• rjúka

References

• Ásgeir Blöndal Magnússon — Íslensk orðsifjabók, (1989). Reykjavík, Orðabók Háskólans. (Available on Málið.is under the “Eldra mál” tab.)