lykja

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse lykja.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈlɪːca/
    Rhymes: -ɪːca

Verb

lykja (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative lukti, supine lukið)

  1. to shut, to close

Conjugation

Synonyms

Noun

lykja f (genitive singular lykju, nominative plural lykjur)

  1. ampoule

Declension

Synonyms

  • ampúla
  • lyfjabiða

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *lukją (to close, shut) (see the related *lūkaną), from Proto-Indo-European *lewg- (to bend, fold, turn). Doublet of lúka.

Verb

lykja

  1. to shut, to close
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