beyki
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Icelandic
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Attested since circa 1600. Probably an alteration of older Old Norse bœki (whence bæki), perhaps influenced by Danish bøg. Ultimately from Proto-Germanic *bōkō (“beech”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂ǵos (“beech”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]beyki n (genitive singular beykis, no plural)
- (collective) beech (tree of the genus Fagus)
- beech (wood)
Declension
[edit]| Declension of beyki | ||
|---|---|---|
| n-s | singular | |
| indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | beyki | beykið |
| accusative | beyki | beykið |
| dative | beyki | beykinu |
| genitive | beykis | beykisins |
Synonyms
[edit]- (beech): bæki
Derived terms
[edit]Categories:
- Icelandic terms derived from Old Norse
- Icelandic terms derived from Proto-Germanic
- Icelandic terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- Icelandic 2-syllable words
- Icelandic terms with IPA pronunciation
- Rhymes:Icelandic/eiːcɪ
- Rhymes:Icelandic/eiːcɪ/2 syllables
- Icelandic lemmas
- Icelandic nouns
- Icelandic neuter nouns
- Icelandic uncountable nouns
- Icelandic collective nouns
- is:Beech family plants