brekka

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Faroese

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Etymology

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From Old Norse brekka, from Proto-Germanic *brinkaz.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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brekka f (genitive singular brekku, plural brekkur)

  1. slope, hillside, acclivity

Declension

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Declension of brekka
f1 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative brekka brekkan brekkur brekkurnar
accusative brekku brekkuna brekkur brekkurnar
dative brekku brekkuni brekkum brekkunum
genitive brekku brekkunnar brekka brekkanna

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Icelandic

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Etymology

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From Old Norse brekka, from Proto-Germanic *brinkaz.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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brekka f (genitive singular brekku, nominative plural brekkur)

  1. a slope, a hillside

Declension

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    Declension of brekka
f-w1 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative brekka brekkan brekkur brekkurnar
accusative brekku brekkuna brekkur brekkurnar
dative brekku brekkunni brekkum brekkunum
genitive brekku brekkunnar brekkna brekknanna

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Old Norse

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Proto-Germanic *brinkǭ, a variant of *brinkaz.

Noun

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brekka f (genitive brekku, plural brekkur)

  1. slope

Declension

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Derived terms

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Descendants

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References

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  • brekka”, in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • Entry "brekka" on page 69 in: Geir T. Zoëga "A Concise Dictionary of Old Islandic", Oxford at the Claredon Press (1910).