stakket
Danish
Etymology
From Old Norse stǫkkóttr, derived from the adjective Old Norse *stakkr (“short”) (cf. Danish stakåndet (“short of breath”) and stække (“clip the wings”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈsd̥ɑɡ̊əð]
Adjective
stakket (neuter stakket, plural and definite singular attributive stakkede)
- brief, short-lived
- Synonym: kortvarig
Inflection
| positive | comparative | superlative | |
|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite common singular | stakket | — | —2 |
| indefinite neuter singular | stakket | — | —2 |
| plural | stakkede | — | —2 |
| definite attributive1 | stakkede | — | — |
1 When an adjective is applied predicatively to something definite,
the corresponding "indefinite" form is used.
2 The "indefinite" superlatives may not be used attributively.
References
Icelandic
Etymology
Borrowed from Danish stakit, borrowed from Middle Low German staket or stakit, borrowed from Middle French estachette, derived from Old French estache (“pole, stake”), a Germanic borrowing cognate with Icelandic staki, English stake from Proto-Germanic *stakô (“pole, stick, stake”) from Proto-Indo-European *(s)teg- (“pole, stick, stake”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈstahkɛːt/
Noun
stakket n (genitive singular stakkets, nominative plural stakket)
- fence
- picket fence
- Synonyms: rimlagirðing, stauragirðing
Declension
| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | stakket | stakketið | stakket | stakketin |
| accusative | stakket | stakketið | stakket | stakketin |
| dative | stakketi | stakketinu | stakketum | stakketunum |
| genitive | stakkets | stakketsins | stakketa | stakketanna |
Related terms
- borðveggur, rimlagarður, skíðgarður, spalagarður
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From Old Norse stǫkkóttr, derived from the adjective Old Norse *stakkr (“short”) (cf. Norwegian Bokmål stakkåndet (“short of breath”) and stekke (“clip the wings”).
Adjective
stakket (neuter singular stakket, definite singular and plural stakket)