hikst

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From the verb hikste.[1][2]

Noun

hikst n (definite singular hikstet, indefinite plural hikst, definite plural hiksta or hikstene)

  1. a sob, gasp

Usage notes

  • In 2020, the masculine inflection (i.e. the form hiksten) was made obsolete.[3]

References

  1. ^ “hikst” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
  2. ^ “hikst” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).
  3. ^ Language Council of Norway, Spelling decisions since 2012 (retrieved 12.21.20)

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From the verb hikste.[1]

Noun

hikst m (definite singular hiksten, indefinite plural hikstar, definite plural hikstane)
hikst n (definite singular hikstet, indefinite plural hikst, definite plural hiksta)

  1. a sob, gasp

Usage notes

  • In 2020, neuter inflection was made co-official for this noun.[2]

References

  1. ^ “hikst” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
  2. ^ Language Council of Norway, Spelling decisions since 2012 (retrieved 12.21.20)
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