gagn

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Faroese

Etymology

From Old Norse gagn (“benefit, advantage, use”), from Proto-Germanic *gagną, *gaganą (“gain, profit", literally "return”), from *gagana (“back, against, in return”), a reduplication of *ga- (“with, together”), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm (“next to, at, with, along”).

Pronunciation

Noun

gagn n (genitive singular gagns, plural gøgn)

  1. gain, benefit
  2. (anatomy) organ

Declension

Declension of gagn
n5 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative gagn gagnið gøgn gøgnini
accusative gagn gagnið gøgn gøgnini
dative gagni gagninum gøgnum gøgnunum
genitive gagns gagnsins gagna gagnanna

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse gagn (“benefit, advantage, use”), from Proto-Germanic *gagną, *gaganą (“gain, profit", literally "return”), from *gagana (“back, against, in return”), a reduplication of *ga- (“with, together”), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm (“next to, at, with, along”).

Pronunciation

Noun

gagn n (genitive singular gagns, nominative plural gögn)

  1. usefulness, use, avail
  2. item, article (for a specific purpose)
  3. (in the plural) data

Declension

declension of gagn
n-s singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative gagn gagnið gögn gögnin
accusative gagn gagnið gögn gögnin
dative gagni gagninu gögnum gögnunum
genitive gagns gagnsins gagna gagnanna

Mauritian Creole

Pronunciation

Verb

gagn

  1. Medial form of gagne; to have, win, gain.

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Norse gagn (“benefit, advantage, use”), from Proto-Germanic *gagną, *gaganą (“gain, profit", literally "return”), from *gagana (“back, against, in return”), a reduplication of *ga- (“with, together”), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm (“next to, at, with, along”).

Pronunciation

Noun

gagn n

  1. benefit, gain
    vara till gagn för (= gagna) någon
    benefit someone

Declension

Declension of gagn 
Uncountable
Indefinite Definite
Nominative gagn gagnet — —
Genitive gagns gagnets — —

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