ekla

Icelandic

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɛhkla/
• Rhymes: -ɛhkla

Etymology 1

From Old Norse ekla (“scarcity”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₁eg- (“to lack”).

Noun

ekla f (genitive singular eklu, no plural)

1. lack, scarcity, shortage, deficiency

Declension

Declension of ekla (sg-only feminine)

	singular
	indefinite	definite
nominative	ekla	eklan
accusative	eklu	ekluna
dative	eklu	eklunni
genitive	eklu	eklunnar

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

ekla

1. inflection of ekill:
   1. indefinite accusative plural
   2. indefinite genitive plural

Further reading

• “ekla” in the Dictionary of Modern Icelandic (in Icelandic) and ISLEX (in the Nordic languages)