hækkun
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Icelandic
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From hækka (“to heighten, to raise; to rise, to increase”) + -un.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]hækkun f (genitive singular hækkunar, nominative plural hækkanir)
- heightening, raising, elevation (the act of making something higher)
- rise, increase
Declension
[edit]| Declension of hækkun | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| f-s2 | 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
[edit]- gengishækkun (“currency revaluation”)
- kauphækkun (“raise, pay rise”)
- launahækkun (“raise, pay rise”)
- stöðuhækkun (“promotion”)
- upphækkun (“raised platform”)
- verðhækkun (“price increase”)