ekkja
Faroese edit
Etymology edit
From Old Norse ekkja, from Proto-Germanic *ainakjǭ, related to Gothic 𐌰𐌹𐌽𐌰𐌺𐌻𐍃 (ainakls, “alone”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
ekkja f (genitive singular ekkju, plural ekkjur)
Declension edit
Declension of ekkja | ||||
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f1 | singular | plural | ||
indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
nominative | ekkja | ekkjan | ekkjur | ekkjurnar |
accusative | ekkju | ekkjuna | ekkjur | ekkjurnar |
dative | ekkju | ekkjuni | ekkjum | ekkjunum |
genitive | ekkju | ekkjunnar | ekkja | ekkjanna |
Synonyms edit
Icelandic edit
Etymology edit
From Old Norse ekkja, from Proto-Germanic *ainakjǭ, related to Gothic 𐌰𐌹𐌽𐌰𐌺𐌻𐍃 (ainakls, “alone”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
ekkja f (genitive singular ekkju, nominative plural ekkjur)
Declension edit
declension of ekkja
Related terms edit
References edit
- Ásgeir Blöndal Magnússon — Íslensk orðsifjabók, (1989). Reykjavík, Orðabók Háskólans. (Available on Málið.is under the “Eldra mál” tab.)
Old Norse edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Germanic *ainakjǭ, related to Gothic 𐌰𐌹𐌽𐌰𐌺𐌻𐍃 (ainakls, “alone”).
Noun edit
ekkja f
Descendants edit
See also edit
References edit
- “ekkja”, in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Ásgeir Blöndal Magnússon — Íslensk orðsifjabók, (1989). Reykjavík, Orðabók Háskólans. (Available on Málið.is under the “Eldra mál” tab.)