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hnappur.

button

7 characters2 syllables approx.Íslenska language

Meaning & usage

noun[ˈn̥ahpʏr]
  1. button

    masculine
  2. key (on a typewriter, keyboard, etc.)

    masculine
Where this word comes from

From Old Norse hnappr (“button; bowl; trough; tray”) and knappr (“knob”), all from Proto-Germanic *knappô, *knappa-, which is perhaps related to *knappō (“knob, boy”). See at Proto-Germanic *hnappaz for more.

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