bekk

Icelandic

Noun

bekk

1. indefinite accusative singular of bekkur
2. indefinite dative singular of bekkur

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Old Norse bekkr, from Proto-Germanic *bakiz. Cognate with German Bach, northern English beck.

Noun

bekk m (definite singular bekken, indefinite plural bekker, definite plural bekkene)

1. a brook, creek, stream (body of running water smaller than a river)

References

• “bekk” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old Norse bekkr, from Proto-Germanic *bakiz. Cognate with German Bach, northern English beck.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bɛkː/

Noun

bekk m (definite singular bekken, indefinite plural bekker or bekkar, definite plural bekkene or bekkane)

1. a brook, creek, stream (body of running water smaller than a river)

Inflection

Historical inflection of bekk indefinite singular definite singular indefinite plural definite plural Aasen1 Bekk Bekken Bekkjer Bekkjerne 1901 bekkjer (bekkir) bekkjerne (bekkine) 1917 bekker bekkene 1938 bekker [bekkar] bekkene [bekkane] 2012 (current) bekk bekken bekkar, bekker bekkane, bekkene Forms in italics are currently considered non-standard. Forms in [brackets] were official, but considered second-tier. Forms in (parentheses) were allowed under Midlandsnormalen. 1Nouns were capitalised for most of the 19th century.

References

• “bekk” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Old Norse

Noun

bekk

1. accusative/dative singular of bekkr