bekkur

Icelandic

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpɛhkʏr/

  Rhymes: -ɛhkʏr

Etymology 1

From Old West Norse bekkr, from Proto-Germanic *bankiz.

Noun

bekkur m (genitive singular bekks or bekkjar, nominative plural bekkir)

1. bench
2. class (in school)

Declension

declension of bekkur

m-s2	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	bekkur	bekkurinn	bekkir	bekkirnir
accusative	bekk	bekkinn	bekki	bekkina
dative	bekk	bekknum	bekkjum	bekkjunum
genitive	bekks / bekkjar	bekksins / bekkjarins	bekkja	bekkjanna

Derived terms

• bekkjakerfi
• bekkjarlalli
• ljósabekkur
• rennibekkur

Etymology 2

From Old Norse bekkr, from Proto-Germanic *bakjaz.

Noun

bekkur m (genitive singular bekks or bekkjar, nominative plural bekkir)

1. (archaic or poetic) creek, spring, stream

Declension

declension of bekkur

m-s2	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	bekkur	bekkurinn	bekkir	bekkirnir
accusative	bekk	bekkinn	bekki	bekkina
dative	bekk	bekknum	bekkjum	bekkjunum
genitive	bekks / bekkjar	bekksins / bekkjarins	bekkja	bekkjanna

Synonyms

• (creek): lækur m

References

• Ásgeir Blöndal Magnússon — Íslensk orðsifjabók, (1989). Reykjavík, Orðabók Háskólans. (Available on Málið.is under the “Eldra mál” tab.)