bekkur
Icelandic
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈpɛhkʏr/
- Rhymes: -ɛhkʏr
Etymology 1
From Old Norse bekkr, from Proto-Germanic *bankiz.
Noun
bekkur m (genitive singular bekks or bekkjar, nominative plural bekkir)
- bench
- class (in school)
Declension
declension of bekkur
| m-s2 | singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | bekkur | bekkurinn | bekkir | bekkirnir |
| accusative | bekk | bekkinn | bekki | bekkina |
| dative | bekk | bekknum | bekkjum | bekkjunum |
| genitive | bekks / bekkjar | bekksins / bekkjarins | bekkja | bekkjanna |
Derived terms
- bekkjakerfi
- bekkjarlalli
- ljósabekkur
- rennibekkur
Etymology 2
From Old Norse bekkr, from Proto-Germanic *bakjaz.
Noun
bekkur m (genitive singular bekks or bekkjar, nominative plural bekkir)
- (archaic or poetic) creek, spring, stream
Declension
declension of bekkur
| m-s2 | singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | bekkur | bekkurinn | bekkir | bekkirnir |
| accusative | bekk | bekkinn | bekki | bekkina |
| dative | bekk | bekknum | bekkjum | bekkjunum |
| genitive | bekks / bekkjar | bekksins / bekkjarins | bekkja | bekkjanna |
Synonyms
- (creek): lækur m
References
- Ásgeir Blöndal Magnússon — Íslensk orðsifjabók, 1st edition, 2nd printing (1989). Reykjavík, Orðabók Háskólans.