stakket

Danish

Etymology

From Old Norse stǫkkóttr, derived from the adjective Old Norse *stakkr (“short”) (cf. Danish stakåndet (“short of breath”) and stække (“clip the wings”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ˈsd̥ɑɡ̊əð]

Adjective

stakket (neuter stakket, plural and definite singular attributive stakkede, comparative mere stakket, superlative (predicative) mest stakket, superlative (attributive) mest stakkede)

1. brief, short-lived

References

“stakket” in Den Danske Ordbog

Icelandic

Etymology

From Danish stakit, borrowed from Middle Low German staket or stakit, borrowed from Middle French estachette, derived from Old French estache (“pole, stake”), a Germanic borrowing cognate with Icelandic staki, English stake from Proto-Germanic *stakô (“pole, stick, stake”) from Proto-Indo-European *(s)teg- (“pole, stick, stake”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈstahkɛːt/

Noun

stakket f (genitive singular stakkets, nominative plural stakket)

1. fence
2. picket fence

Declension

declension of stakket

n-s	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	stakket	stakketið	stakket	stakketin
accusative	stakket	stakketið	stakket	stakketin
dative	stakketi	stakketinu	stakketum	stakketunum
genitive	stakkets	stakketsins	stakketa	stakketanna

Synonyms

• (fence): girðing, garður, gerði
• (picket fence): rimlagirðing, stauragirðing

Related terms

• borðveggur, rimlagarður, skíðgarður, spalagarður

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Old Norse stǫkkóttr, derived from the adjective Old Norse *stakkr (“short”) (cf. Norwegian Bokmål stakkåndet (“short of breath”) and stekke (“clip the wings”).

Adjective

stakket (neuter singular stakket, definite singular and plural stakket)

1. brief, short-lived

References

• “stakket” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).
• “stakket” in The Bokmål Dictionary.