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)
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/
Declension
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”).