ryksuga

Icelandic

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈrɪk.sʏːɣa/

Etymology 1

From ryk (“dust”) +‎ suga (“sucker”).

Noun

ryksuga f (genitive singular ryksugu, nominative plural ryksugur)

1. vacuum cleaner

Declension

Declension of ryksuga (feminine, based on suga)

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	ryksuga	ryksugan	ryksugur	ryksugurnar
accusative	ryksugu	ryksuguna	ryksugur	ryksugurnar
dative	ryksugu	ryksugunni	ryksugum	ryksugunum
genitive	ryksugu	ryksugunnar	ryksugna	ryksugnanna

Etymology 2

Verbalization of Etymology 1.

Verb

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ryksuga

1. to vacuum-clean

Further reading

• Ásgeir Blöndal Magnússon (1989), “ryksuga”, in Íslensk orðsifjabók, Reykjavík: Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies, →ISBN (Available at Málið.is under the “Eldri orðabækur” tab.)