ekkja
Faroese
Etymology
From Old Norse ekkja, from Proto-Germanic *ainakjǭ, related to Gothic 𐌰𐌹𐌽𐌰𐌺𐌻𐍃 (ainakls, “alone”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɛʰt͡ʃːa/
- Rhymes: -ɛʰt͡ʃːa
Declension
| 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 |
Synonyms
Icelandic
Etymology
From Old Norse ekkja, from Proto-Germanic *ainakjǭ, related to Gothic 𐌰𐌹𐌽𐌰𐌺𐌻𐍃 (ainakls, “alone”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɛhca/
- Rhymes: -ɛhca
Declension
declension of ekkja
| f-w1 | singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | ekkja | ekkjan | ekkjur | ekkjurnar |
| accusative | ekkju | ekkjuna | ekkjur | ekkjurnar |
| dative | ekkju | ekkjunni | ekkjum | ekkjunum |
| genitive | ekkju | ekkjunnar | ekkna | ekknanna |
Related terms
References
- Ásgeir Blöndal Magnússon — Íslensk orðsifjabók, (1989). Reykjavík, Orðabók Háskólans. (Available on Málið.is under the “Eldra mál” tab.)
Old Norse
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *ainakjǭ, related to Gothic 𐌰𐌹𐌽𐌰𐌺𐌻𐍃 (ainakls, “alone”).
See also
References
- “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.)
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