hikst

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From the verb hikste.[1][2]

Noun

hikst n (definite singular hikstet, indefinite plural hikst, definite plural hiksta or hikstene)

  1. a sob, gasp

Usage notes
  • In 2020, the masculine inflection (i.e. the form hiksten) was made obsolete.[3]

References
  1. “hikst” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
  2. “hikst” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).
  3. Language Council of Norway, Spelling decisions since 2012 (retrieved 12.21.20)

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From the verb hikste.[1]

Noun

hikst m (definite singular hiksten, indefinite plural hikstar, definite plural hikstane)
hikst n (definite singular hikstet, indefinite plural hikst, definite plural hiksta)

  1. a sob, gasp

Usage notes
  • In 2020, neuter inflection was made co-official for this noun.[2]

References
  1. “hikst” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
  2. Language Council of Norway, Spelling decisions since 2012 (retrieved 12.21.20)
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