notkun

Finnish

Verb

notkun

first-person singular present indicative of notkua

Icelandic

Etymology

From notka (“to make use of”) +‎ -un.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈnɔhtkʏn/
IPA^(key): /ˈnɔːtkʏn/

Noun

notkun f (genitive singular notkunar, no plural)

use (act of using), application

Usage notes

Though originally derived from the verb notka, that verb is obsolete and notkun is now used as the verbal noun of nota (“to use”), as e.g. in compounds such as misnotkun (“abuse”) from misnota (“to abuse”).

Declension

Declension of notkun (sg-only feminine)

	singular
	indefinite	definite
nominative	notkun	notkunin
accusative	notkun	notkunina
dative	notkun	notkuninni
genitive	notkunar	notkunarinnar