akkur

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Icelandic

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈahkʏr/
Rhymes: -ahkʏr

Noun

akkur m (genitive singular akkurs or akks, no plural)

benefit, advantage
Henni er enginn akkur í þessu.
This is of no advantage to her.

Það er lítill akkur í því að kaupa skjá þegar þú átt ekki einu sinni tölvu.
There is little benefit in buying a monitor when you don't even own a computer.

Usage notes

The term is either used with an r belonging to the stem (stofnlægur) or not.
May be used with enginn (“no”), lítill (“little”) and nokkur (“some”):
Það er lítill akkur í þessu.
There is little to be had from this.

Declension

Declension of akkur (sg-only masculine)

	singular
	indefinite	definite
nominative	akkur	akkurinn
accusative	akkur, akk	akkurinn, akkinn
dative	akkri, akki	akkrinum, akkinum
genitive	akkurs, akks	akkursins, akksins

Synonyms

(benefit): hagur, kostur, ágóði, fengur, ávinningur

Derived terms

sjá sér akkur í einhverju, sjá sér akk í einhverju (“to see gain in something”)
sjá sér engan akkur í einhverju, sjá sér engan akk í einhverju (“to see no gain in something”)
vera akkur í einhverju (“of something to be beneficial”)

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