ekla

Icelandic

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ɛhkla/
Rhymes: -ɛhkla

Etymology 1

From Old Norse ekla (“scarcity”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₁eg- (“to lack”).

Noun

ekla f (genitive singular eklu, no plural)

lack, scarcity, shortage, deficiency

Declension

declension of ekla

	indefinite	definite
f-w1	singular
nominative	ekla	eklan
accusative	eklu	ekluna
dative	eklu	eklunni
genitive	eklu	eklunnar

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

ekla

inflection of ekill:
1. indefinite accusative plural
2. indefinite genitive plural

Further reading

“ekla” in the Dictionary of Modern Icelandic (in Icelandic) and ISLEX (in the Nordic languages)

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