sprekk
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology 1
From the verb sprekke.
Noun
sprekk m (definite singular sprekken, indefinite plural sprekker, definite plural sprekkene)
Etymology 2
Verb
sprekk
- imperative of sprekke
References
- “sprekk” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /sprɛkː/
Etymology 1
From the verb sprekke, from Old Norse springa. Compare Swedish spricka with similar etymology, but ending with -or in its plural form, which usually corresponds to Norwegian feminine nouns.
Noun
sprekk m (definite singular sprekken, indefinite plural sprekkar, definite plural sprekkane)
- a crack, crevice, fissure
- 1861, Aasmund Olavsson Vinje, Ferdaminni fraa Sumaren 1860:
- […] inni kver Sprekk af turre Berget var der ei Blomstersæng […]
- […] within every crevice in the dry rock, there was a bed of flowers […]
Etymology 2
Verb
sprekk
Etymology 3
Verb
sprekk
- imperative of sprekkje
References
- “sprekk” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.