akkur

Icelandic

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈahkʏr/
  • Rhymes: -ahkʏr

Noun

akkur m (genitive singular akkurs or akks, no plural)

  1. benefit, advantage
    Henni er enginn akkur í þessu.
    This is of no advantage to her.
    Það er lítill akkur í því að kaupa skjá þegar þú átt ekki einu sinni tölvu.
    There is little benefit in buying a monitor when you don't even own a computer.

Usage notes

  • The term is either used with an r belonging to the stem (stofnlægur) or not.
  • May be used with enginn (“no”), lítill (“little”) and nokkur (“some”):
    Það er lítill akkur í þessu.
    There is little to be had from this.

Declension

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Synonyms

Derived terms

  • sjá sér akkur í einhverju, sjá sér akk í einhverju (“to see gain in something”)
  • sjá sér engan akkur í einhverju, sjá sér engan akk í einhverju (“to see no gain in something”)
  • vera akkur í einhverju (“of something to be beneficial”)
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