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Icelandic
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Old West Norse bekkr, from Proto-Germanic *bankiz.
Noun
bekkur m (genitive singular bekks or bekkjar, nominative plural bekkir)
- a bench
- a class (in school)
- Við erum saman í bekk. ― We are classmates.
- a grade, form (in school)
- Hann er í fjórða bekk. ― He's in fourth grade.
- (informal) short for bekkpressa (“bench press”).
- Ég tek 200 í bekk. ― I am able to bench press 200 kg.
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Etymology 2
From Old Norse bekkr, from Proto-Germanic *bakjaz.
Noun
bekkur m (genitive singular bekks or bekkjar, nominative plural bekkir)
- (archaic or poetic) creek, spring, stream
- Synonym: lækur
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