hækja

See also: hœkja

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse hœkja (“crutch”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈhaiːca/
    Rhymes: -aiːca

Noun

hækja f (genitive singular hækju, nominative plural hækjur)

  1. crutch (device to assist with walking)

Declension

Declension of hækja (feminine)
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative hækja hækjan hækjur hækjurnar
accusative hækju hækjuna hækjur hækjurnar
dative hækju hækjunni hækjum hækjunum
genitive hækju hækjunnar hækja hækjanna

Derived terms

  • sitja á hækjum sér (“to sit in a squatting position”)
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