prakt

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Icelandic

Etymology

A loan translation from the Middle Low German pracht and later from the Danish pragt. Compare the archaic compounds hofprakt and hoffrakt.

Pronunciation

Noun

prakt f (genitive singular praktar, no plural)

  1. glory

Declension

Declension of prakt (sg-only feminine)
singular
indefinite definite
nominative prakt praktin
accusative prakt praktina
dative prakt praktinni
genitive praktar praktarinnar

Derived terms

Norwegian Bokmål

Noun

prakt f or m (definite singular prakta or prakten, uncountable)

  1. pomp, glory, splendour, magnificence

Derived terms

Swedish

Etymology

From Middle Low German pracht, from Old High German braht (“crackling noise”), from Proto-Germanic *brahtaz (“cracking, snapping”), referring to the sound of applause. Influenced by German prangen (“to show off”).

Noun

prakt c

  1. pomp, glory, splendour, magnificence

Declension

Declension of prakt
nominative genitive
singular indefinite prakt prakts
definite prakten praktens
plural indefinite — —
definite — —

Derived terms

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