notkun
Finnish
editVerb
editnotkun
Icelandic
editEtymology
editFrom notka (“to make use of”) + -un.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editnotkun f (genitive singular notkunar, no plural)
- use (act of using), application
Usage notes
editThough originally derived from the verb notka, that verb is obsolete and notkun is now used as the verbal noun of nota (“to use”), as e.g. in compounds such as misnotkun (“abuse”) from misnota (“to abuse”).
Declension
editDeclension of notkun | ||
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f-s2 | singular | |
indefinite | definite | |
nominative | notkun | notkunin |
accusative | notkun | notkunina |
dative | notkun | notkuninni |
genitive | notkunar | notkunarinnar |