hækkun

Icelandic

Etymology

From hækka (“to heighten, to raise; to rise, to increase”) +‎ -un.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈhaihkʏn/

Noun

hækkun f (genitive singular hækkunar, nominative plural hækkanir)

  1. heightening, raising, elevation (the act of making something higher)
  2. rise, increase

Declension
declension of hækkun
f-s2 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative hækkun hækkunin hækkanir hækkanirnar
accusative hækkun hækkunina hækkanir hækkanirnar
dative hækkun hækkuninni hækkunum hækkununum
genitive hækkunar hækkunarinnar hækkana hækkananna

Derived terms
  • gengishækkun (“currency revaluation”)
  • kauphækkun (“raise, pay rise”)
  • launahækkun (“raise, pay rise”)
  • stöðuhækkun (“promotion”)
  • upphækkun (“raised platform”)
  • verðhækkun (“price increase”)
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