notkun

notkun

1. first-person singular present indicative of notkua

From notka (“to make use of”) +‎ -un.

• IPA^(key): /ˈnɔhtkʏn/
• IPA^(key): /ˈnɔːtkʏn/

notkun f (genitive singular notkunar, no plural)

1. use (act of using), application

Though originally derived from the verb notka, that verb is obsolete and notkun is now used as the verbal noun of nota (“to use”), as e.g. in compounds such as misnotkun (“abuse”) from misnota (“to abuse”).