bekkur
Icelandic edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Old West Norse bekkr, from Proto-Germanic *bankiz.
Noun edit
bekkur m (genitive singular bekks or bekkjar, nominative plural bekkir)
- a bench
- a class (in school)
- Við erum saman í bekk. ― We are classmates.
- a grade, form (in school)
- Hann er í fjórða bekk. ― He's in fourth grade.
- (informal) short for bekkpressa (“bench press”).
- Ég tek 200 í bekk. ― I am able to bench press 200 kg.
Declension edit
declension of bekkur
Derived terms edit
- bekkjarsystkini (“classmates”)
- bekkjarbróðir (“male classmate”)
- bekkjarsystir (“female classmate”)
- bekkjakerfi (“a school system where students are split into groups”)
- bekkjarlalli (“the worst student of the class”) (rare)
- bekkpressa (“bench press”)
- ljósabekkur (“tanning bed”)
- rennibekkur
Etymology 2 edit
From Old Norse bekkr, from Proto-Germanic *bakjaz.
Noun edit
bekkur m (genitive singular bekks or bekkjar, nominative plural bekkir)
Declension edit
declension of bekkur
References edit
- Ásgeir Blöndal Magnússon — Íslensk orðsifjabók, (1989). Reykjavík, Orðabók Háskólans. (Available on Málið.is under the “Eldra mál” tab.)