speki

See also: spēki, speķi, and speķī

Faroese

Etymology

From Old Norse speki, from spakr (“wise”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈspeːʰt͡ʃɪ/
    Rhymes: -eːʰt͡ʃɪ

Noun

speki f (genitive singular speki, uncountable)

  1. wisdom, expertise

Declension
Declension of speki (singular only)
f33s singular
indefinite definite
nominative speki spekin
accusative speki spekina
dative speki spekini
genitive speki spekinnar

Synonyms
  • vísdómur m
  • vitska f

Derived terms

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse speki, from spakr (“wise”) (whence modern Icelandic spakur).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈspɛːcɪ/
    Rhymes: -ɛːcɪ

Noun

speki f (genitive singular speki, no plural)

  1. wisdom

Declension
declension of speki
f-w2 singular
indefinite definite
nominative speki spekin
accusative speki spekina
dative speki spekinni
genitive speki spekinnar

Old Norse

Etymology

From spakr (“wise”).

Noun

speki f

  1. wisdom, expertise

Declension
  Declension of speki (weak īn-stem, singular only)
feminine singular
indefinite definite
nominative speki spekin
accusative speki spekina
dative speki spekinni
genitive speki spekinnar

References
  • speki in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press
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