geykn

Faroese

Etymology

From Old Norse gaupn (“hollow made by cupped hands”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /t͡ʃɛʰkn/
  • Rhymes: -ɛʰkn

Noun

geykn f (genitive singular geyknar, plural geyknir)

  1. gowpen, yepsen, two hands cupped together
  2. handful

Declension

f2 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative geykn geyknin geyknir geyknirnar
accusative geykn geyknina geyknir geyknirnar
dative geykn geyknini geyknum geyknunum
genitive geyknar geyknarinnar geykna geyknanna
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