læknir

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse læknir (healer). Equivalent to lækna + -ir.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈlaihknɪr/
    Rhymes: -aihknɪr

Noun

læknir m (genitive singular læknis, nominative plural læknar)

  1. medical practitioner, doctor, MD

Declension

Derived terms

Old Norse

Alternative forms

Etymology

Altered from earlier *lækir under the influence of the verb lækna, from Proto-Germanic *lēkijaz.

Noun

læknir m (genitive læknis, dative lækni, plural læknar)

  1. (Old West Norse) healer

Declension

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Icelandic: læknir
  • Faroese: lækni
  • Old Swedish: lǣkir, lǣkiare
  • Old Danish: lægæ, legi
    • Danish: læge
      • Norwegian:
        • Norwegian Bokmål: lege
        • Norwegian Nynorsk: lege
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