notkun

Icelandic

Etymology

From notka (to make use of) + -un.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈnɔːtkʏn/
  • (nonstandard) IPA(key): /ˈnɔhtkʏn/

Noun

notkun f (genitive singular notkunar, no plural)

  1. use (act of using), application

Usage notes

Though originally derived from the verb notka, that verb is obsolete and notkun is now used as the verbal noun of nota (to use), as e.g. in compounds such as misnotkun (abuse) from misnota (to abuse).

Declension

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