gagn

Faroese

Etymology

From Old Norse gagn (“benefit, advantage, use”), from Proto-Germanic *gagną, *gaganą (“gain, profit", literally "return”), from *gagana (“back, against, in return”), a reduplication of *ga- (“with, together”), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm (“next to, at, with, along”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kakn/

Noun

gagn n (genitive singular gagns, plural gøgn)

1. gain, benefit
2. (anatomy) organ

Declension

Declension of gagn
n5	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	gagn	gagnið	gøgn	gøgnini
accusative	gagn	gagnið	gøgn	gøgnini
dative	gagni	gagninum	gøgnum	gøgnunum
genitive	gagns	gagnsins	gagna	gagnanna

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse gagn (“benefit, advantage, use”), from Proto-Germanic *gagną, *gaganą (“gain, profit", literally "return”), from *gagana (“back, against, in return”), a reduplication of *ga- (“with, together”), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm (“next to, at, with, along”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kakn/
• Rhymes: -akn

Noun

gagn n (genitive singular gagns, nominative plural gögn)

1. usefulness, use, avail
2. item, article (for a specific purpose)
3. (in the plural) data

Declension

declension of gagn

n-s	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	gagn	gagnið	gögn	gögnin
accusative	gagn	gagnið	gögn	gögnin
dative	gagni	gagninu	gögnum	gögnunum
genitive	gagns	gagnsins	gagna	gagnanna

Mauritian Creole

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡɛ̃j/

Verb

gagn

1. Medial form of gagne; to have, win, gain.

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Norse gagn (“benefit, advantage, use”), from Proto-Germanic *gagną, *gaganą (“gain, profit", literally "return”), from *gagana (“back, against, in return”), a reduplication of *ga- (“with, together”), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm (“next to, at, with, along”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɡaŋn]

Noun

gagn n

1. benefit, gain

   vara till gagn för (= gagna) någon

   benefit someone

Declension

Declension of gagn
	Uncountable
	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	gagn	gagnet	—	—
Genitive	gagns	gagnets	—	—

Related terms

• gagna

References

• gagn in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• gagn in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• gagn in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)

Anagrams

• gnag