bikt
Dutch
Pronunciation
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Verb
bikt
Livonian
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈbikt/, [ˈbikˑt̪]
Noun
bikt
- (Christianity) confession
- (Christianity) Holy Communion
- Alternative form: bikț
- Synonym: jumāllōda
Declension
| singular (ikšlu’g) | plural (pǟgiņlu’g) | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative (nominatīv) | bikt | biktūd |
| genitive (genitīv) | bikt | biktūd |
| partitive (partitīv) | biktõ | biktīdi |
| dative (datīv) | biktõn | biktūdõn |
| instrumental (instrumentāl) | biktõks | biktūdõks |
| illative (illatīv) | biktõ | biktīž |
| inessive (inesīv) | biktsõ | biktīs |
| elative (elatīv) | biktstõ | biktīst |
References
- Tiit-Rein Viitso; Valts Ernštreits (2012–2013), “bikt”, in Līvõkīel-ēstikīel-lețkīel sõnārōntõz [Livonian-Estonian-Latvian Dictionary][1] (in Estonian and Latvian), Tartu, Rīga: Tartu Ülikool, Latviešu valodas aģentūra
Swedish
Etymology
From Low German bicht(e). Compare Dutch biecht, German Beichte.
Noun
bikt c
- (Christianity) confession (of sin)
- (figuratively) baring of one's soul (and admission of flaws)
Declension
| nominative | genitive | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | indefinite | bikt | bikts |
| definite | bikten | biktens | |
| plural | indefinite | bikter | bikters |
| definite | bikterna | bikternas |
Related terms
- bikta (“to confess”)
References
- bikt in Svenska Akademiens ordböcker
- bikt in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)