stakkur
See also: Stakkur
Faroese
editEtymology
editNoun
editstakkur m (genitive singular staks, plural stakkar)
Declension
editm10 | Singular | Plural | ||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | stakkur | stakkurin | stakkar | stakkarnir |
Accusative | stakk | stakkin | stakkar | stakkarnar |
Dative | stakki | stakkinum | støkkum/ stakkum |
støkkunum/ stakkunum |
Genitive | staks | staksins | stakka | stakkanna |
Icelandic
editEtymology 1
editFrom Old Norse stakkr (“a short garment; doublet”), from Proto-Germanic *stakkaz (“a short jacket”), from *stakkaz (“short”).
Noun
editstakkur m (genitive singular stakks, nominative plural stakkar)
- a coat
Derived terms
edit- vel í stakk búinn, vera vel í stakk búinn (well prepared to do something)
- illa í stakk búinn, vera illa í stakk búinn (badly prepared to do something)
- sníða sér stakk eftir vexti (to cut one's coat according to one's cloth, to not bite off more than one can chew, to live according to one's means, and not more)
Etymology 2
editFrom Old Norse stakkr (“barn; rick; haystack; heap; pile”), from Proto-Germanic *stakkaz (“barn; rick; haystack”). More at stack.
Noun
editstakkur m (genitive singular stakks, nominative plural stakkar)
- a stack
Synonyms
edit- (stack): hlaði
See also
editCategories:
- Faroese terms derived from Old Norse
- Faroese lemmas
- Faroese nouns
- Faroese masculine nouns
- fo:Geology
- Icelandic terms derived from Old Norse
- Icelandic terms derived from Proto-Germanic
- Icelandic lemmas
- Icelandic nouns
- Icelandic masculine nouns
- Icelandic countable nouns
- Icelandic terms inherited from Old Norse
- is:Landforms