ekkja
FaroeseEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Old Norse ekkja, from Proto-Germanic *ainakjǭ, related to Gothic 𐌰𐌹𐌽𐌰𐌺𐌻𐍃 (ainakls, “alone”).
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
ekkja f (genitive singular ekkju, plural ekkjur)
DeclensionEdit
| Declension of ekkja | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
SynonymsEdit
IcelandicEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Old Norse ekkja, from Proto-Germanic *ainakjǭ, related to Gothic 𐌰𐌹𐌽𐌰𐌺𐌻𐍃 (ainakls, “alone”). the -n falls of concomitantly (drink, brink, sink) in the 9. - 10. centuries. as the -n is preserved in the east (Swedish & Danish) it can be said with certainty that it is unrelated to -ekki (grief) which could have been presumed. the word -widow widely found in the IE languages is never found in north germanic dialects. wheather the word was invented because of it's abscensce or came to replace it is left for conjecture.
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
ekkja f (genitive singular ekkju, nominative plural ekkjur)
DeclensionEdit
Related termsEdit
ReferencesEdit
- Ásgeir Blöndal Magnússon — Íslensk orðsifjabók, (1989). Reykjavík, Orðabók Háskólans. (Available on Málið.is under the “Eldra mál” tab.)
Old NorseEdit
Alternative formsEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Proto-Germanic *ainakjǭ, related to Gothic 𐌰𐌹𐌽𐌰𐌺𐌻𐍃 (ainakls, “alone”).
NounEdit
ekkja f
DescendantsEdit
See alsoEdit
ReferencesEdit
- “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.)