bákn
Icelandic
editEtymology
editFrom Old Norse bákn, a borrowing from Old Frisian bāken, from Proto-Germanic *baukną. Cognate with English beacon, Dutch baken.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editbákn n (genitive singular bákns, nominative plural bákn)
- (archaic) beacon, signal
- huge thing, colossus
- cumbersome system, red tape, bureaucracy
Declension
edit| Declension of bákn | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| n-s | singular | plural | ||
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | bákn | báknið | bákn | báknin |
| accusative | bákn | báknið | bákn | báknin |
| dative | bákni | bákninu | báknum | báknunum |
| genitive | bákns | báknsins | bákna | báknanna |
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- Icelandic terms inherited from Old Norse
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- Icelandic terms derived from Old Frisian
- Icelandic terms derived from Proto-Germanic
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- Rhymes:Icelandic/auhkn
- Rhymes:Icelandic/auhkn/1 syllable
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