sprekk

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology 1

From the verb sprekke.

Noun

sprekk m (definite singular sprekken, indefinite plural sprekker, definite plural sprekkene)

1. a crack, crevice, fissure

Etymology 2

Verb

sprekk

1. imperative of sprekke

References

• “sprekk” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sprɛkː/

Etymology 1

From the verb sprekke, from Old Norse springa. Compare Swedish spricka with similar etymology, but ending with -or in its plural form, which usually corresponds to Norwegian feminine nouns.

Noun

sprekk m (definite singular sprekken, indefinite plural sprekkar, definite plural sprekkane)

1. a crack, crevice, fissure
   • 1861, Aasmund Olavsson Vinje, Ferdaminni fraa Sumaren 1860:

     […] inni kver Sprekk af turre Berget var der ei Blomstersæng […]

     […] within every crevice in the dry rock, there was a bed of flowers […]

Etymology 2

Verb

sprekk

1. imperative of sprekke
2. present of sprekke

Etymology 3

Verb

sprekk

1. imperative of sprekkje

References

• “sprekk” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.