stakkur
See also: Stakkur
Faroese
stakkur - sea stack
Etymology
From Old Norse stakkr.
Noun
stakkur m (genitive singular staks, plural stakkar)
- sea stack
Declension
| m10 | 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
Etymology 1
From Old Norse stakkr (“a short garment; doublet”), from Proto-Germanic *stakkaz (“a short jacket”), from *stakkaz (“short”).
Noun
stakkur m (genitive singular stakks, nominative plural stakkar)
- a coat
Derived terms
- 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
From Old Norse stakkr (“barn; rick; haystack; heap; pile”), from Proto-Germanic *stakkaz (“barn; rick; haystack”). More at stack.
Noun
stakkur m (genitive singular stakks, nominative plural stakkar)
Synonyms
See also
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