bákn
Icelandic
Etymology
From Old Norse bákn, a borrowing from Old Frisian bāken, from Proto-Germanic *baukną. Cognate with English beacon, Dutch baken.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pauhkn/
- Rhymes: -auhkn
Noun
bákn n (genitive singular bákns, nominative plural bákn)
- (archaic) beacon, signal
- huge thing, colossus
- cumbersome system, red tape, bureaucracy
Declension
declension of bákn
| n-s | singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | bákn | báknið | bákn | báknin |
| accusative | bákn | báknið | bákn | báknin |
| dative | bákni | bákninu | báknum | báknunum |
| genitive | bákns | báknsins | bákna | báknanna |
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