hykleri

Danish

Etymology

hykle (“to dissemble, feign”) +‎ -eri. Compare Swedish hyckleri and German Heuchelei.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [hyɡ̊lɐʁiˀ]

Noun

hykleri n (singular definite hykleriet, plural indefinite hyklerier)

1. hypocrisy

Declension

Declension of hykleri

neuter gender	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	hykleri	hykleriet	hyklerier	hyklerierne
genitive	hykleris	hykleriets	hykleriers	hykleriernes

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From hykle (“to present oneself as a hypocrite”).

Noun

hykleri n (definite singular hykleriet, indefinite plural hykleri or hyklerier, definite plural hykleria or hykleriene)

1. hypocrisy

Synonyms

• hykling

Hypernyms

• forstillelse
• skinnhellighet

Related terms

• hykle
• hykler
• hyklersk
• hyklete

References

• “hykleri” in The Bokmål Dictionary.