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prakt

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Icelandic

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Etymology

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A loan translation from the Middle Low German pracht and later from the Danish pragt. Compare the archaic compounds hofprakt and hoffrakt.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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prakt f (genitive singular praktar, no plural)

  1. glory

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Norwegian Bokmål

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Noun

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prakt f or m (definite singular prakta or prakten, uncountable)

  1. pomp, glory, splendour, magnificence

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Swedish

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Etymology

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From Middle Low German pracht, from Old High German braht (crackling noise), from Proto-Germanic *brahtaz (cracking, snapping), referring to the sound of applause. Influenced by German prangen (to show off).

Noun

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prakt c

  1. pomp, glory, splendour, magnificence

Declension

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Declension of prakt
nominative genitive
singular indefinite prakt prakts
definite prakten praktens
plural indefinite
definite

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