kykna

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Pronunciation

Etymology 1

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Noun

kykna f (genitive singular kyknu, plural kyknur)

  1. (cytology) cell
Declension
Declension of kykna
f1 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative kykna kyknan kyknur kyknurnar
accusative kyknu kyknuna kyknur kyknurnar
dative kyknu kyknuni kyknum kyknunum
genitive kyknu kyknunnar kykna kyknanna
Derived terms

Etymology 2

From Old Norse kykna, from older kvikna, from Proto-Germanic *kwiknaną, from *kwikwaz (“alive”). Doublet of kvikna.

Verb

kykna (third person singular past indicative kyknaði, third person plural past indicative kyknaðu, supine kyknað)

  1. to come to life
  2. (of life) to begin, come into being
    nýtt lív kyknar
    new life comes into being (describing plants, animals, etc. coming to life)
  3. (of fire) to start to burn
  4. (of a situation, problem, war, epidemic, etc.) to arise, come up, break out
  5. to emerge, appear, come into view
Inflection
Conjugation of kykna (group v-30)
infinitive kykna
supine kyknað
participle (a6)1 kyknandi kyknaður
present past
first singular kykni kyknaði
second singular kyknar kyknaði
third singular kyknar kyknaði
plural kykna kyknaðu
imperative
singular kykna!
plural kyknið!
1Only the past participle being declined.
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