stakur

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Faroese

Etymology

From Old Norse stakr (“single”), probably related to Proto-Germanic *stakô (“stake”), as in a "lone standing stake".

Adjective

stakur

  1. single, alone
  2. unmarried
  3. particular, unique
  4. (mathematics) prime
    • stakt tal
      prime number

Declension

Declension of stakur (a9)
Singular Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative stakur støk stakt
Accusative stakan staka stakt
Dative støkum stakari støkum
Genitive staks stakar/
stakrar 		staks
Plural Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative stakir stakar støk
Accusative stakar stakar støk
Dative støkum støkum støkum
Genitive staka
stakra 		staka
stakra 		staka
stakra

Synonyms

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse stakr (“single”), probably related to Proto-Germanic *stakô (“stake”), as in a "lone standing stake".[1]

Pronunciation

Adjective

stakur (comparative stakari, superlative stakastur)

  1. single, sole
  2. isolated
  3. odd, uneven (number)
  4. exceptional
  5. miserly

Declension

positive forms of stakur
strong declension
(indefinite) 		singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative stakur stök stakt
accusative stakan staka
dative stökum stakri stöku
genitive staks stakrar staks
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative stakir stakar stök
accusative staka
dative stökum
genitive stakra
weak declension
(definite) 		singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative staki staka staka
acc/dat/gen staka stöku
plural (all-case) stöku
comparative forms of stakur
weak declension
(definite) 		masculine feminine neuter
singular (all-case) stakari stakari stakara
plural (all-case) stakari
superlative forms of stakur
strong declension
(indefinite) 		singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative stakastur stökust stakast
accusative stakastan stakasta
dative stökustum stakastri stökustu
genitive stakasts stakastrar stakasts
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative stakastir stakastar stökust
accusative stakasta
dative stökustum
genitive stakastra
weak declension
(definite) 		singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative stakasti stakasta stakasta
acc/dat/gen stakasta stökustu
plural (all-case) stökustu

Derived terms

References

  1. ^ de Vries, Jan (1977) “stakr”, in Altnordisches etymologisches Wörterbuch [Old Norse Etymological Dictionary]‎ (in German), 2nd revised edition, Leiden: Brill, page 542

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