hækkun

Icelandic

Etymology

From hækka (“to heighten, to raise; to rise, to increase”) +‎ -un.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈhaihkʏn/

Noun

hækkun f (genitive singular hækkunar, nominative plural hækkanir)

1. heightening, raising, elevation (the act of making something higher)
2. rise, increase

Declension

Declension of hækkun (feminine)

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	hækkun	hækkunin	hækkanir	hækkanirnar
accusative	hækkun	hækkunina	hækkanir	hækkanirnar
dative	hækkun	hækkuninni	hækkunum	hækkununum
genitive	hækkunar	hækkunarinnar	hækkana	hækkananna

Derived terms

• gengishækkun (“currency revaluation”)
• kauphækkun (“raise, pay rise”)
• launahækkun (“raise, pay rise”)
• stöðuhækkun (“promotion”)
• upphækkun (“raised platform”)
• verðhækkun (“price increase”)