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speki

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See also: spēki, speķi, and speķī

Faroese

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Etymology

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From Old Norse speki, from spakr (wise).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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speki f (genitive singular speki, uncountable)

  1. wisdom, expertise

Declension

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f33s singular
indefinite definite
nominative speki spekin
accusative speki spekina
dative speki spekini
genitive speki spekinnar

Synonyms

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Derived terms

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Icelandic

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Etymology

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From Old Norse speki, from spakr (wise) (whence modern Icelandic spakur).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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speki f (genitive singular speki, no plural)

  1. wisdom

Declension

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Old Norse

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Etymology

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spakr (wise) +‎ -i (abstract noun suffix).

Noun

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speki f

  1. wisdom, expertise

Declension

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Declension of speki (weak īn-stem, singular only)
feminine singular
indefinite definite
nominative speki spekin
accusative speki spekina
dative speki spekinni
genitive speki spekinnar

Descendants

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  • Icelandic: speki
  • Faroese: speki

Further reading

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  • Zoëga, Geir T. (1910) “speki”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press; also available at the Internet Archive