glæpon

Icelandic

Etymology

Glæp- is from glæpur, but the origin and meaning of -on is unclear.[1] Appears in the 1940s.[1]

Noun

glæpon m (genitive singular glæpons, nominative plural glæponar)

  1. (informal) a criminal
    Synonyms: glæpamaður, bófi

Declension
declension of glæpon
m-s1 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative glæpon glæponinn glæponar glæponarnir
accusative glæpon glæponinn glæpona glæponana
dative glæponi / glæpon glæponinum glæponum glæponunum
genitive glæpons glæponsins glæpona glæponanna

References
  1. Aðalsteinn Eyþórsson. „Hvenær kemur glæpon í íslenskt mál?“ Vísindavefurinn, 2015.

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