brekka

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Faroese

Etymology

From Old Norse brekka, from Proto-Germanic *brinkaz.

Pronunciation

Noun

brekka f (genitive singular brekku, plural brekkur)

  1. slope, hillside, acclivity

Declension

f1 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative brekka brekkan brekkur brekkurnar
accusative brekku brekkuna brekkur brekkurnar
dative brekku brekkuni brekkum brekkunum
genitive brekku brekkunnar brekka brekkanna

Derived terms

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Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse brekka, from Proto-Germanic *brinkaz.

Pronunciation

Noun

brekka f (genitive singular brekku, nominative plural brekkur)

  1. slope, hillside
    Synonym: hlíð

Declension

Declension of brekka (feminine)
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative brekka brekkan brekkur brekkurnar
accusative brekku brekkuna brekkur brekkurnar
dative brekku brekkunni brekkum brekkunum
genitive brekku brekkunnar brekkna brekknanna

Derived terms

Old Norse

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *brinkǭ, a variant of *brinkaz.

Noun

brekka f (genitive brekku, plural brekkur)

  1. slope

Declension

  Declension of brekka (weak ōn-stem)
feminine singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative brekka brekkan brekkur brekkurnar
accusative brekku brekkuna brekkur brekkurnar
dative brekku brekkunni brekkum brekkunum
genitive brekku brekkunnar brekkna brekknanna

Derived terms

Descendants

References

  • “brekka”, in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • Entry "brekka" on page 69 in: Geir T. Zoëga "A Concise Dictionary of Old Islandic", Oxford at the Claredon Press (1910).
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