bekkur

== Icelandic == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈpɛhkʏr/ Rhymes: -ɛhkʏr === Etymology 1 === From Old West Norse bekkr, from Proto-Germanic *bankiz. ==== Noun ==== bekkur m (genitive singular bekkjar or bekks, nominative plural bekkir) bench class (in school) Við erum saman í bekk. ― We are classmates. grade, form (in school) Hann er í fjórða bekk. ― He's in fourth grade. (informal) short for bekkpressa (“bench press”) Ég tek 200 í bekk. ― I am able to bench press 200 kg. ===== Declension ===== ===== Derived terms ===== === Etymology 2 === From Old Norse bekkr, from Proto-Germanic *bakjaz. A by-form of Proto-Germanic *bakiz. Related to German Bach. ==== Noun ==== bekkur m (genitive singular bekkjar or bekks, nominative plural bekkir) (archaic or poetic) creek, spring, stream Synonym: lækur ===== Declension ===== === References === Ásgeir Blöndal Magnússon (1989), “bekkur”, in Íslensk orðsifjabók, Reykjavík: Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies, →ISBN (Available at Málið.is under the “Eldri orðabækur” tab.)