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

Declension

Declension of speki (singular only)
f33s singular
indefinite definite
nominative speki spekin
accusative speki spekina
dative speki spekini
genitive speki spekinnar

Synonyms

  • vísdómur m
  • vitska f

Derived terms

  • heimspeki f
  • lívsspeki f
  • loynispeki f
  • skúlaspeki f
  • stjørnuspeki f

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

Old Norse

Etymology

From spakr (“wise”).

Noun

speki f

  1. wisdom

Declension

References

  • speki in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press
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