ekla

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Icelandic

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Old Norse ekla (“scarcity”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₁eg- (“to lack”).

Noun

ekla f (genitive singular eklu, no plural)

  1. lack, scarcity, shortage, deficiency
Declension
Declension of ekla (sg-only feminine)
singular
indefinite definite
nominative ekla eklan
accusative eklu ekluna
dative eklu eklunni
genitive eklu eklunnar

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

ekla

  1. inflection of ekill:
    1. indefinite accusative plural
    2. indefinite genitive plural

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