kjåkkji

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old Norse kjalki.

Pronunciation

• (Setesdal) IPA^(key): [²ço̞ːç.çɪ]

Noun

kjåkkji m (definite singular kjåkkjen, definite singular dative kjåkkā, indefinite plural kjåkka, definite plural kjåkkan, definite plural dative kjåkkó)

1. (dialectal, Setesdal) alternative form of kjelke (“sled”)

   D’æ tungt å drage an kjåkkji mæ unga på.
   /de ˈtuŋkt ɔ ²drɒːɡe än ²çɔːçːɪ me ²uŋɡä pɔː/

   It’s heavy to pull a sled with children on.

Declension

  Setesdal declension of kjåkkji (weak an-stem)

masculine	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative-accusative	kjåkkji	kjåkkjen	kjåkka	kjåkkan
dative	―	kjåkkā	―	kjåkkó

Derived terms

• dragkjåkkji
• løypekjåkkji
• kjåkkeband

References

• “kjåkkji” at Vallemål.no