speki
Faroese
Etymology
From Old Norse speki, from spakr (“wise”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈspeːʰt͡ʃɪ/
- Rhymes: -eːʰt͡ʃɪ
Noun
speki f (genitive singular speki, uncountable)
Declension
f33s | singular | |
---|---|---|
indefinite | definite | |
nominative | speki | spekin |
accusative | speki | spekina |
dative | speki | spekini |
genitive | speki | spekinnar |
Synonyms
- vísdómur m
- vitska f
Derived terms
- heimspeki f
- lívsspeki f
- loynispeki f
- skúlaspeki f
- stjørnuspeki f
Icelandic
Etymology
From Old Norse speki, from spakr (“wise”) (whence modern Icelandic spakur).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈspɛːcɪ/
- Rhymes: -ɛːcɪ
Noun
speki f (genitive singular speki, no plural)
Declension
singular | ||
---|---|---|
indefinite | definite | |
nominative | speki | spekin |
accusative | speki | spekina |
dative | speki | spekinni |
genitive | speki | spekinnar |
Old Norse
Etymology
spakr (“wise”) + -i (“abstract noun suffix”).
Noun
speki f
Declension
feminine | singular | |
---|---|---|
indefinite | definite | |
nominative | speki | spekin |
accusative | speki | spekina |
dative | speki | spekinni |
genitive | speki | spekinnar |
Descendants
Further reading
- Zoëga, Geir T. (1910) “speki”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press; also available at the Internet Archive