"-ynja" meaning in All languages combined

See -ynja on Wiktionary

Suffix [Icelandic]

Etymology: Inherited from Old Norse -ynja, from Proto-Germanic *-inī. Etymology templates: {{yesno||i|I}} I, {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|is|non|-ynja|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Old Norse -ynja, {{inh+|is|non|-ynja}} Inherited from Old Norse -ynja, {{inh|is|gem-pro|*-inī}} Proto-Germanic *-inī Head templates: {{is-noun|@@}} -ynja f (noun-forming suffix, genitive singular -ynju, nominative plural -ynjur) Inflection templates: {{is-ndecl|f}} Forms: -ynju [genitive, singular], -ynjur [nominative, plural], feminine [table-tags], -ynja [indefinite, nominative, singular], -ynjan [definite, nominative, singular], -ynjur [indefinite, nominative, plural], -ynjurnar [definite, nominative, plural], -ynju [accusative, indefinite, singular], -ynjuna [accusative, definite, singular], -ynjur [accusative, indefinite, plural], -ynjurnar [accusative, definite, plural], -ynju [dative, indefinite, singular], -ynjunni [dative, definite, singular], -ynjum [dative, indefinite, plural], -ynjunum [dative, definite, plural], -ynju [genitive, indefinite, singular], -ynjunnar [definite, genitive, singular], -ynja [genitive, indefinite, plural], -ynjanna [definite, genitive, plural]
  1. -ess; Added to titles of nobility to indicate that the title refers to a female. Tags: feminine, morpheme
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  "msg": "unrecognized head form: noun-forming suffix",
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