lykt

Faroese

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [lɪkt]

Noun

lykt f (genitive singular lyktar, plural lyktir)

  1. lamp, light, lantern

Declension

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

From Old Norse lukt, from Middle Low German lucht, from Proto-Germanic *luftuz. Doublet of luft (“air”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /lɪxt/
  • Rhymes: -ɪxt

Noun

lykt f (genitive singular lyktar, nominative plural lyktir)

  1. smell, odour
    Synonym: þefur

Declension

Declension of lykt (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

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

Further reading

  • Zoëga, Geir T. (1910) “lykt”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press; also available at the Internet Archive
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