gagn

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Faroese

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Etymology

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From Old Norse gagn (benefit, advantage, use), from Proto-Germanic *gagną, *gaganą (gain, profit", literally "return), from *gagana (back, against, in return), a reduplication of *ga- (with, together), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm (next to, at, with, along).

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Noun

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gagn n (genitive singular gagns, plural gøgn)

  1. gain, benefit
  2. (anatomy) organ

Declension

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Declension of gagn
n5 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative gagn gagnið gøgn gøgnini
accusative gagn gagnið gøgn gøgnini
dative gagni gagninum gøgnum gøgnunum
genitive gagns gagnsins gagna gagnanna

Icelandic

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Etymology

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From Old Norse gagn (benefit, advantage, use), from Proto-Germanic *gagną, *gaganą (gain, profit", literally "return), from *gagana (back, against, in return), a reduplication of *ga- (with, together), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm (next to, at, with, along).

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Noun

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gagn n (genitive singular gagns, nominative plural gögn)

  1. usefulness, use, avail
  2. item, article (for a specific purpose)
  3. (in the plural) data

Declension

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    Declension of gagn
n-s singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative gagn gagnið gögn gögnin
accusative gagn gagnið gögn gögnin
dative gagni gagninu gögnum gögnunum
genitive gagns gagnsins gagna gagnanna

Mauritian Creole

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Pronunciation

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Verb

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gagn

  1. Medial form of gagne; to have, win, gain.

Swedish

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Etymology

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From Old Norse gagn (benefit, advantage, use), from Proto-Germanic *gagną, *gaganą (gain, profit", literally "return), from *gagana (back, against, in return), a reduplication of *ga- (with, together), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm (next to, at, with, along).

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Noun

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gagn n

  1. benefit, gain
    vara till gagn för (= gagna) någon
    benefit someone

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