speki

See also: spēki, speķi, and speķī

Faroese

Etymology

From Old Norse speki, from spakr (wise).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈspeːʰt͡ʃɪ/
    Rhymes: -eːʰt͡ʃɪ

Noun

speki f (genitive singular speki, uncountable)

  1. wisdom, expertise

Declension

f33s singular
indefinite definite
nominative speki spekin
accusative speki spekina
dative speki spekini
genitive speki spekinnar

Synonyms

Derived terms

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)

  1. wisdom

Declension

Declension of speki (sg-only feminine)
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

  1. wisdom, expertise

Declension

Declension of speki (weak īn-stem, singular only)
feminine singular
indefinite definite
nominative speki spekin
accusative speki spekina
dative speki spekinni
genitive speki spekinnar

Descendants

  • Icelandic: speki
  • Faroese: speki

Further reading

  • Zoëga, Geir T. (1910) “speki”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press; also available at the Internet Archive