bekkur
Icelandic
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈpɛhkʏr/
- Rhymes: -ɛhkʏr
Etymology 1
From Old West Norse bekkr, from Proto-Germanic *bankiz.
Noun
bekkur m (genitive singular bekkjar or bekks, nominative plural bekkir)
- bench
- class (in school)
- Við erum saman í bekk. ― We are classmates.
- grade, form (in school)
- Hann er í fjórða bekk. ― He's in fourth grade.
- (informal) short for bekkpressa (“bench press”)
- Ég tek 200 í bekk. ― I am able to bench press 200 kg.
Declension
| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | bekkur | bekkurinn | bekkir | bekkirnir |
| accusative | bekk | bekkinn | bekki | bekkina |
| dative | bekk | bekknum | bekkjum | bekkjunum |
| genitive | bekkjar, bekks | bekkjarins, bekksins | bekkja | bekkjanna |
Derived terms
- bekkjakerfi (“a school system where students are split into groups”)
- bekkjarbróðir (“male classmate”)
- bekkjarlalli (“the worst student of the class”) (rare)
- bekkjarsystir (“female classmate”)
- bekkjarsystkini (“classmates”)
- bekkpressa (“bench press”)
- ljósabekkur (“tanning bed”)
- rennibekkur
Etymology 2
From Old Norse bekkr, from Proto-Germanic *bakjaz. A by-form of Proto-Germanic *bakiz. Related to German Bach.
Noun
bekkur m (genitive singular bekkjar or bekks, nominative plural bekkir)
Declension
| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | bekkur | bekkurinn | bekkir | bekkirnir |
| accusative | bekk | bekkinn | bekki | bekkina |
| dative | bekk | bekknum | bekkjum | bekkjunum |
| genitive | bekkjar, bekks | bekkjarins, bekksins | bekkja | bekkjanna |
References
- Ásgeir Blöndal Magnússon (1989) Íslensk orðsifjabók, Reykjavík: Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies, →ISBN (Available at Málið.is under the “Eldri orðabækur” tab.)