prakt

Icelandic

Etymology

A loan translation from the Middle Low German pracht and later from the Danish pragt. Compare the archaic compounds hofprakt and hoffrakt.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /pʰraxt/
  • Rhymes: -axt

Noun

prakt f (genitive singular praktar, no plural)

  1. glory

Declension
declension of prakt
f-s2 singular
indefinite definite
nominative prakt praktin
accusative prakt praktina
dative prakt praktinni
genitive praktar praktarinnar

Derived terms

Norwegian Bokmål

Noun

prakt f or m (definite singular prakta or prakten, uncountable)

  1. pomp, glory, splendour, magnificence

Derived terms

Swedish

Etymology

From Middle Low German pracht, from Old High German braht (“crackling noise”), from Proto-Germanic *brahtaz (“cracking, snapping”), referring to the sound of applause. Influenced by German prangen (“to show off”).

Noun

prakt c

  1. pomp, glory, splendour, magnificence

Declension
Declension of prakt 
Uncountable
Indefinite Definite
Nominative prakt prakten — —
Genitive prakts praktens — —

Derived terms
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