benk

English

Etymology

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Noun

benk (plural benks)

1. place; point

Jamtish

Etymology

From Old Norse *benkr (western form bekkr), from Proto-Germanic *bankiz. Cognate with Swedish bänk, Icelandic bekkur.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [¹bɛŋk]

Noun

benk m

1. a bench

Declension

  Declension of benk (strong long i-stem)

masculine	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative-accusative	benk	benk'enn	benkar	benkan
dative	benk	benk'a	benkar	benkum
compound-genitive	benks	―	benkje	―
vocative	benk	―	benker	―

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Old East Norse *benkr, from Proto-Germanic *bankiz.

Noun

benk m (definite singular benken, indefinite plural benker, definite plural benkene)

1. a bench

Derived terms

• dreiebenk
• kirkebenk
• kjøkkenbenk

References

• “benk” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

• bænk

Etymology

From Old East Norse *benkr, from Proto-Germanic *bankiz.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bɛŋk/

Noun

benk m (definite singular benken, indefinite plural benker or benkar, definite plural benkene or benkane)

1. a bench

Inflection

Historical inflection of benk

		singular		plural
		indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
1901		benk	benken	benkjer (benkir)	benkjerne (benkine)
1917				benker	benkene
1938				benker [benkar]	benkene [benkane]
2012 (current)		benk	benken	benkar, benker	benkane, benkene

• Forms in italics are currently considered non-standard.
• Forms in [brackets] were official, but considered second-tier.
• Forms in (parentheses) were allowed under Midlandsnormalen.

Derived terms

• dreiebenk
• kjøkenbenk, kjøkkenbenk

References

• “benk” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.