leikari

Finnish

Etymology

From Swedish lekare.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈlei̯kɑri/, [ˈle̞i̯kɑri]
  • Rhymes: -eikɑri
  • Syllabification(key): lei‧ka‧ri

Noun

leikari

  1. swivel

Declension
Inflection of leikari (Kotus type 6/paperi, no gradation)
nominative leikari leikarit
genitive leikarin leikarien
leikareiden
leikareitten
partitive leikaria leikareita
leikareja
illative leikariin leikareihin
singular plural
nominative leikari leikarit
accusative nom. leikari leikarit
gen. leikarin
genitive leikarin leikarien
leikareiden
leikareitten
partitive leikaria leikareita
leikareja
inessive leikarissa leikareissa
elative leikarista leikareista
illative leikariin leikareihin
adessive leikarilla leikareilla
ablative leikarilta leikareilta
allative leikarille leikareille
essive leikarina leikareina
translative leikariksi leikareiksi
instructive — leikarein
abessive leikaritta leikareitta
comitative — leikareineen
Possessive forms of leikari (type paperi)
possessor singular plural
1st person leikarini leikarimme
2nd person leikarisi leikarinne
3rd person leikarinsa

Synonyms

Anagrams

Icelandic

Etymology

From leika (“to act”) +‎ -ari (“suffix used to create agent nouns from verbs”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈleiːka(ː)rɪ/

Noun

leikari m (genitive singular leikara, nominative plural leikarar)

  1. actor, actress
  2. player

Declension
declension of leikari
m-w1 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative leikari leikarinn leikarar leikararnir
accusative leikara leikarann leikara leikarana
dative leikara leikaranum leikurum leikurunum
genitive leikara leikarans leikara leikaranna

Synonyms

Derived terms
Derived terms
  • aðalleikari (“lead actor, lead actress”)
  • áhættuleikari (“stuntman, stunt double”)
  • bassaleikari (“bassist”)
  • básúnuleikari (“trombonist”)
  • einleikari (“soloist”)
  • fagottleikari (“bassoonist”)
  • fiðluleikari (“violinist, fiddler”)
  • flautuleikari (“flautist”)
  • fótboltaleikari (“footballer”)
  • gitarleikari (“guitarist”)
  • golfleikari (“golfer”)
  • harmoníkuleikari (“accordionist”)
  • hljóðfæraleikari (“musician”)
  • hljómborðsleikari (“keyboard player”)
  • hnefaleikari (“boxer”)
  • hornleikari (“hornist”)
  • hörpuleikari (“harpist”)
  • klarinettuleikari (“clarinetist”)
  • kontrabassaleikari (“double bassist”)
  • kvikmyndaleikari (“film actor”)
  • meðleikari (“accompanist”)
  • munnhörpuleikari (“harmonicist”)
  • organleikari (“organist”)
  • orgelleikari (“organist”)
  • óbóleikari (“oboist”)
  • píanóleikari (“pianist”)
  • saxófónleikari (“saxophonist”)
  • sellóleikari (“cellist”)
  • skapgerðarleikari (“character actor”)
  • slagverksleikari (“percussionist”)
  • trommuleikari (“drummer”)
  • trompetleikari (“trumpeter”)
  • túbuleikari (“tubaist”)
  • undirleikari (“accompanist”)
  • víóluleikari (“violist”)

See also

Old Norse

Etymology 1

From leika (“to play”) +‎ -ari.

Noun

leikari m (genitive leikara)

  1. player, jester
Declension
  Declension of leikari (weak an-stem)
masculine singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative leikari leikarinn leikarar leikararnir
accusative leikara leikarann leikara leikarana
dative leikara leikaranum leikurum leikurunum
genitive leikara leikarans leikara leikaranna
Derived terms
Descendants
  • Icelandic: leikari
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: leikar
  • Old Swedish: lekare
    • Swedish: lekare

References
  • “leikari”, in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press

Adjective

leikari

  1. comparative degree of leikr
Declension
    Declension of leikari, comparative of leikr
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative leikari leikari leikara
accusative leikara leikari leikara
dative leikara leikari leikara
genitive leikara leikari leikara
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative leikari leikari leikari
accusative leikari leikari leikari
dative leikurum leikurum leikurum
genitive leikari leikari leikari
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