brekka

See also: Brekka

Faroese

Etymology

From Old Norse brekka, from Proto-Germanic *brinkaz.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈpɾɛʰkːa/
    Rhymes: -ɛʰkːa

Noun

brekka f (genitive singular brekku, plural brekkur)

  1. slope, hillside, acclivity

Declension
Declension of brekka
f1 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative brekka brekkan brekkur brekkurnar
accusative brekku brekkuna brekkur brekkurnar
dative brekku brekkuni brekkum brekkunum
genitive brekku brekkunnar brekka brekkanna

Derived terms
  • kavabrekka
  • mótbrekka

See also

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse brekka, from Proto-Germanic *brinkaz.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈprɛhka/
    Rhymes: -ɛhka

Noun

brekka f (genitive singular brekku, nominative plural brekkur)

  1. a slope, a hillside

Declension
declension of brekka
f-w1 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative brekka brekkan brekkur brekkurnar
accusative brekku brekkuna brekkur brekkurnar
dative brekku brekkunni brekkum brekkunum
genitive brekku brekkunnar brekkna brekknanna

Synonyms

Derived terms

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *brinkaz.

Noun

brekka f (genitive brekku, plural brekkur)

  1. slope

Declension
  Declension of brekka (weak ōn-stem)
feminine singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative brekka brekkan brekkur brekkurnar
accusative brekku brekkuna brekkur brekkurnar
dative brekku brekkunni brekkum brekkunum
genitive brekku brekkunnar brekkna brekknanna

Derived terms
  • brekkubrún
  • brekkumegin
  • brekkumunr

Descendants

References
  • brekka in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • Entry "brekka" on page 69 in: Geir T. Zoëga "A Concise Dictionary of Old Islandic", Oxford at the Claredon Press (1910).
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