stakket

Danish

Etymology

From Old Norse stǫkkóttr, derived from the adjective Old Norse *stakkr (short) (cf. Danish stakåndet (short of breath) and stække (clip the wings).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈsd̥ɑɡ̊əð]

Adjective

stakket (neuter stakket, plural and definite singular attributive stakkede, comparative mere stakket, superlative (predicative) mest stakket, superlative (attributive) mest stakkede)

  1. brief, short-lived

References

stakket” in Den Danske Ordbog

Icelandic

Etymology

Borrowed from Danish stakit, borrowed from Middle Low German staket or stakit, borrowed from Middle French estachette, derived from Old French estache (pole, stake), a Germanic borrowing cognate with Icelandic staki, English stake from Proto-Germanic *stakô (pole, stick, stake) from Proto-Indo-European *(s)teg- (pole, stick, stake).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈstahkɛːt/

Noun

stakket n (genitive singular stakkets, nominative plural stakket)

  1. fence
    Synonyms: girðing, garður, gerði
  2. picket fence
    Synonyms: rimlagirðing, stauragirðing

Declension

Declension of stakket (neuter)
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative stakket stakketið stakket stakketin
accusative stakket stakketið stakket stakketin
dative stakketi stakketinu stakketum stakketunum
genitive stakkets stakketsins stakketa stakketanna
  • borðveggur, rimlagarður, skíðgarður, spalagarður

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Old Norse stǫkkóttr, derived from the adjective Old Norse *stakkr (short) (cf. Norwegian Bokmål stakkåndet (short of breath) and stekke (clip the wings).

Adjective

stakket (neuter singular stakket, definite singular and plural stakket)

  1. brief, short-lived

References