læknir

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Etymology

From Old Norse læknir (“healer”). Equivalent to lækna +‎ -ir.

Pronunciation

Noun

læknir m (genitive singular læknis, nominative plural læknar)

  1. medical practitioner, doctor, MD

Declension

Declension of læknir (masculine)
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative læknir læknirinn læknar læknarnir
accusative lækni lækninn lækna læknana
dative lækni lækninum læknum læknunum
genitive læknis læknisins lækna læknanna

Derived terms

Old Norse

Alternative forms

Etymology

Altered from earlier *lækir under the influence of the verb lækna, from Proto-Germanic *lēkijaz.

Noun

læknir m (genitive læknis, dative lækni, plural læknar)

  1. (Old West Norse) healer

Declension

  Declension of læknir
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative læknir læknirinn læknar læknarnir
accusative lækni lækninn lækna læknana
dative lækni lækninum læknum læknunum
genitive læknis læknisins lækna læknanna

Derived terms

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