bekkur

Icelandic

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpɛhkʏr/

  Rhymes: -ɛhkʏr

Etymology 1

From Old West Norse bekkr, from Proto-Germanic *bankiz.

Noun

bekkur m (genitive singular bekkjar or bekks, nominative plural bekkir)

1. bench
2. class (in school)

   Við erum saman í bekk. ― We are classmates.

3. grade, form (in school)

   Hann er í fjórða bekk. ― He's in fourth grade.

4. (informal) short for bekkpressa (“bench press”).

   Ég tek 200 í bekk. ― I am able to bench press 200 kg.

Declension

Declension of bekkur (masculine)

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	bekkur	bekkurinn	bekkir	bekkirnir
accusative	bekk	bekkinn	bekki	bekkina
dative	bekk	bekknum	bekkjum	bekkjunum
genitive	bekkjar, bekks	bekkjarins, bekksins	bekkja	bekkjanna

Derived terms

• bekkjarsystkini (“classmates”)
• bekkjarbróðir (“male classmate”)
• bekkjarsystir (“female classmate”)
• bekkjakerfi (“a school system where students are split into groups”)
• bekkjarlalli (“the worst student of the class”) (rare)
• bekkpressa (“bench press”)
• ljósabekkur (“tanning bed”)
• rennibekkur

Etymology 2

From Old Norse bekkr, from Proto-Germanic *bakjaz. A by-form of Proto-Germanic *bakiz. Related to German Bach.

Noun

bekkur m (genitive singular bekkjar or bekks, nominative plural bekkir)

1. (archaic or poetic) creek, spring, stream

   Synonym: lækur

Declension

Declension of bekkur (masculine)

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	bekkur	bekkurinn	bekkir	bekkirnir
accusative	bekk	bekkinn	bekki	bekkina
dative	bekk	bekknum	bekkjum	bekkjunum
genitive	bekkjar, bekks	bekkjarins, bekksins	bekkja	bekkjanna

References

• Ásgeir Blöndal Magnússon (1989) Íslensk orðsifjabók, Reykjavík: Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies, →ISBN (Available at Málið.is under the “Eldri orðabækur” tab.)