baggi
Icelandic
Etymology
From Old Norse baggi, according to Kroonen, from Proto-Germanic *bagg (see *pakkô). Possibly from Old French bague, itself from Germanic.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈpacːɪ/
- Rhymes: -acːɪ
Noun
baggi m (genitive singular bagga, nominative plural baggar)
- bundle, pack
- bale, haybale
- (mental) burden
- Hún er þungur baggi á mér.
- She is a heavy burden on me.
- Hún er þungur baggi á mér.
Declension
declension of baggi
| m-w1 | singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | baggi | bagginn | baggar | baggarnir |
| accusative | bagga | baggann | bagga | baggana |
| dative | bagga | bagganum | böggum | böggunum |
| genitive | bagga | baggans | bagga | bagganna |
References
- Kroonen, Guus (2013), “pakka-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 396
- Douglas Harper (2001–2023), “bag”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.