stakur

Faroese

Etymology

From Old Norse stakr (“single”), probably related to Proto-Germanic *stakô (“stake”), as in a "lone standing stake".

Adjective

stakur

1. single, alone
2. unmarried
   • Hann gongur stakur.

     “He goes alone.”

3. particular, unique
   • í stakasta lagi

     in best order (cf. í lagi)

4. (mathematics) prime
   • stakt tal

     prime number

Declension

Declension of stakur (a9)

singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	stakur	støk	stakt
accusative	stakan	staka	stakt
dative	støkum	stakari	støkum
genitive	staks	stakar/ stakrar	staks
plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	stakir	stakar	støk
accusative	stakar	stakar	støk
dative	støkum	støkum	støkum
genitive	staka stakra	staka stakra	staka stakra

Synonyms

• einstakur, einsamallur, einastur

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse stakr (“single”), probably related to Proto-Germanic *stakô (“stake”), as in a "lone standing stake".

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈstaːkʏr/

  Rhymes: -aːkʏr

Adjective

stakur (comparative stakari, superlative stakastur)

1. single, sole
2. isolated
3. odd, uneven (number)
4. exceptional
5. miserly

Declension

Positive forms of stakur

strong declension (indefinite)	singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	stakur	stök	stakt
	accusative	stakan	staka
	dative	stökum	stakri	stöku
	genitive	staks	stakrar	staks
	plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	stakir	stakar	stök
	accusative	staka
	dative	stökum
	genitive	stakra
weak declension (definite)	singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	staki	staka	staka
	acc/dat/gen	staka	stöku
	plural (all-case)	stöku

Comparative forms of stakur

weak declension (definite)		masculine	feminine	neuter
	singular (all-case)	stakari	stakari	stakara
	plural (all-case)	stakari

Superlative forms of stakur

strong declension (indefinite)	singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	stakastur	stökust	stakast
	accusative	stakastan	stakasta
	dative	stökustum	stakastri	stökustu
	genitive	stakasts	stakastrar	stakasts
	plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	stakastir	stakastar	stökust
	accusative	stakasta
	dative	stökustum
	genitive	stakastra
weak declension (definite)	singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	stakasti	stakasta	stakasta
	acc/dat/gen	stakasta	stökustu
	plural (all-case)	stökustu

Derived terms

• af stakri samviskusemi (“with exceptional conscientiousness”)
• stöku sinnum (“only rarely, every now and then”)
• sjaldan er ein báran stök
• einstakur m, einstök f, einstakt n
• sérstakur m, sérstök f, sérstakt n

Anagrams

• skraut

Middle English

Verb

stakur

1. Alternative form of stakeren