möppudýr
Icelandic
/ˈmœhpʏˌtiːr/
noun
Definitions
- (derogatory) bureaucrat
Etymology
Compound from Icelandic mappa (file) + Icelandic dýr (animal, expensive, an animal, precious, dear, beast).
Origin
Icelandic
dýr
Gloss
animal, expensive, an animal, precious, dear, beast
Concept
Semantic Field
Animals
Ontological Category
Classifier
Kanji
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Emoji
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Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- dýrr Old Norse
- mappe Danish
- Dýrmundur Icelandic
- beltisdýr Icelandic
- dýr Icelandic
- dýrabúð Icelandic
- dýrafræði Icelandic
- dýragarður Icelandic
- dýrahringur Icelandic
- dýraspítali Icelandic
- dýrgripur Icelandic
- dýrslegur Icelandic
- froskdýr Icelandic
- gæludýr Icelandic
- hreindýr Icelandic
- hryggdýr Icelandic
- húsdýr Icelandic
- kattardýr Icelandic
- kvendýr Icelandic
- mappa Icelandic
- mosadýr Icelandic
- nagdýr Icelandic
- pardusdýr Icelandic
- pokadýr Icelandic
- rándýr Icelandic
- skrápdýr Icelandic
- spendýr Icelandic
- ódýr Icelandic