hækkun

Icelandic

Etymology

From hækka (“to heighten, to raise; to rise, to increase”) +‎ -un.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈhaihkʏn/

Noun

hækkun f (genitive singular hækkunar, nominative plural hækkanir)

  1. heightening, raising, elevation (the act of making something higher)
  2. rise, increase

Declension

Declension of hækkun (feminine)
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative hækkun hækkunin hækkanir hækkanirnar
accusative hækkun hækkunina hækkanir hækkanirnar
dative hækkun hækkuninni hækkunum hækkununum
genitive hækkunar hækkunarinnar hækkana hækkananna

Derived terms

  • gengishækkun (“currency revaluation”)
  • kauphækkun (“raise, pay rise”)
  • launahækkun (“raise, pay rise”)
  • stöðuhækkun (“promotion”)
  • upphækkun (“raised platform”)
  • verðhækkun (“price increase”)
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