þekkja

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse þekkja, from Proto-Germanic *þankijaną, from Proto-Indo-European *teng-.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈθɛhca/
    Rhymes: -ɛhca

Verb

þekkja (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative þekkti, supine þekkt)

  1. (transitive, governs the accusative) to know, be familiar with syn.
    Ég þekki þennan mann ekki!
    I don't know this person!
  2. (transitive, governs the accusative) to recognize, know syn.
    Geir? Ég þekkti þig ekki.
    Geir? I didn't recognize you.

Conjugation

Synonyms

  • (be familiar with): def. vera kunnur
  • (recognize): def. bera kennsl á

Derived terms

  • þekktur (known, well-known)
  • þekkja aftur
  • þekkja inn á
  • þekkjast
  • þekkja á
  • þekkja í sjón
  • þekkja í sundur
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