lykt

Faroese

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [lɪkt]

Noun

lykt f (genitive singular lyktar, plural lyktir)

  1. lamp, light, lantern

Declension
Declension of lykt
f2 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative lykt lyktin lyktir lyktirnar
accusative lykt lyktina lyktir lyktirnar
dative lykt lyktini lyktum lyktunum
genitive lyktar lyktarinnar lykta lyktanna

Derived terms

Icelandic

Etymology

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Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /lɪxt/
  • Rhymes: -ɪxt

Noun

lykt f (genitive singular lyktar, nominative plural lyktir)

  1. smell, odour

Declension
declension of lykt
f-s2 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative lykt lyktin lyktir lyktirnar
accusative lykt lyktina lyktir lyktirnar
dative lykt lyktinni lyktum lyktunum
genitive lyktar lyktarinnar lykta lyktanna

Synonyms

Derived terms
Derived terms
  • brunalykt (“burnt smell”)
  • fjósalykt (“smell of a cowshed”)
  • fúkkalykt (“musty smell, damp smell”)
  • hlandlykt (“smell of urine”)
  • hveralykt (“smell of a hot spring, sulphuric smell”)
  • ilmvatnslykt (“smell of perfume”)
  • kaffilykt (“smell of coffee”)
  • lyktarlaus (“odourless”)
  • lyktarsterkur (“strong-smelling”)
  • lyktnæmi (“sensitivity to smells”)
  • lyktnæmur (“sensitive to smells”)
  • matarlykt (“smell of food”)
  • ólykt (“bad smell, stench”)
  • reykjarlykt (“smell of smoke”)
  • rotnunarlykt (“smell of decay”)
  • sviðalykt (“burnt smell”)
  • vínlykt (“smell of alcohol”)
  • ýldulykt (“smell of decay”)

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Middle Low German luchte, via the older spelling lykte; compare with Danish lygte and Swedish lykta.

Noun

lykt f or m (definite singular lykta or lykten, indefinite plural lykter, definite plural lyktene)

  1. a light, lamp or lantern

Derived terms

References

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Middle Low German luchte.

Noun

lykt f (definite singular lykta, indefinite plural lykter, definite plural lyktene)

  1. a light, lamp or lantern

Derived terms

References

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *lukidjō.

Noun

lykt f

  1. end, conclusion
  2. payment

Declension
  Declension of lykt (strong i-stem)
feminine singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative lykt lyktin lyktir lyktirnar
accusative lykt lyktina lyktir lyktirnar
dative lykt lyktinni lyktum lyktunum
genitive lyktar lyktarinnar lykta lyktanna

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