sakna

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: sak‧na

Verb

sakna

1. to broach; to begin discussion about something
2. to challenge

Etymology

From Old Norse sakna.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsahkna/
  • Rhymes: -ahkna

Verb

sakna (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative saknaði, supine saknað)

1. (transitive, with genitive) to miss, to long for
2. (transitive, with genitive) to miss, to lack, to be without

Etymology

From Old Norse sakna.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sa(ː)kna/ (example of pronunciation)

Verb

sakna (present tense saknar, past tense sakna, past participle sakna, passive infinitive saknast, present participle saknande, imperative sakn/sakna)

1. to miss, lack

   Denne soga saknar like.

   This story lacks a parallel.

2. to be missing

   Tre turistar er sakna i fjellet.

   Three tourists have gone missing in the mountains.

3. to miss, have a longing for something

   Eg saknar familien min.

   I miss my family.

References

• “sakna” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Etymology

From saka (“to blame, scathe”). Compare Gothic 𐍃𐌰𐌺𐌰𐌽 (sakan, “to dispute, quarrel”).

Verb

sakna (singular past indicative saknaða, plural past indicative sǫknuðu, past participle saknaðr)

1. (transitive, with genitive) to miss, feel the loss of

   þá saknar hann hringsins

   (please add an English translation of this usage example)

References

• sakna in An Icelandic-English Dictionary, R. Cleasby and G. Vigfússon, Clarendon Press, 1874, at Internet Archive.
• sakna in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press

Etymology

From Old Swedish sakna, from Old Norse sakna (“miss”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sɑːkna/

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Verb

sakna (present saknar, preterite saknade, supine saknat, imperative sakna)

1. to miss, to lack, to want, to be without

   Jag saknar dig.

   I miss you.

   Cykeln saknar ett hjul.

   The bicycle lacks a wheel.