søkk

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Old Norse søkkr.

Noun

søkk m (definite singular søkken, indefinite plural søkkar, definite plural søkkane)

  1. a state of sinking

søkk n (definite singular søkket, indefinite plural søkk, definite plural søkka)

  1. a hollow
Usage notes
  • In the sense of “a hollow”, all three grammatical genders were standard prior to the 1959 spelling reform.

Etymology 2

Verb

søkk

  1. present tense of søkke
  2. imperative of søkke

References

  • “søkk” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
  • “søkk”, in Norsk Ordbok: ordbok over det norske folkemålet og det nynorske skriftmålet, Oslo: Samlaget, 1950-2016