liður

liður m (genitive singular liðar or liðs, nominative plural liðir)

liðar (genitive singular)
liðs (genitive singular)
liðir (nominative plural)
liður (indefinite nominative singular)
liðurinn (definite nominative singular)
liðir (indefinite nominative plural)
liðirnir (definite nominative plural)
lið (accusative indefinite singular)
liðinn (accusative definite singular)
liði (accusative indefinite plural)
liðu (accusative archaic indefinite literary plural)
liðina (accusative definite plural)
lið (dative indefinite singular)
liði (dative indefinite singular)
liðnum (dative definite singular)
liðum (dative indefinite plural)
liðunum (dative definite plural)
liðar (genitive indefinite singular)
liðs (genitive indefinite singular)
liðarins (definite genitive singular)
liðsins (definite genitive singular)
liða (genitive indefinite plural)
liðanna (definite genitive plural)

is-ndecl

m,ar:s,ir.dat-:i􂀿in set phrases􂁀/-.accpli:u􂀿archaic or literary􂁀


mitti

is-noun

mitti n (genitive singular mittis, nominative plural mitti)

mittis (genitive singular)
mitti (nominative plural)
mitti (indefinite nominative singular)
mittið (definite nominative singular)
mitti (indefinite nominative plural)
mittin (definite nominative plural)
mitti (accusative indefinite singular)
mittið (accusative definite singular)
mitti (accusative indefinite plural)
mittin (accusative definite plural)
mitti (dative indefinite singular)
mittinu (dative definite singular)
mittum (dative indefinite plural)
mittunum (dative definite plural)
mittis (genitive indefinite singular)
mittisins (definite genitive singular)
mitta (genitive indefinite plural)
mittanna (definite genitive plural)


marmennill

marmennill m (genitive singular marmennils, nominative plural marmennlar)

marmennils (genitive singular)
marmennlar (nominative plural)
marmennill (indefinite nominative singular)
marmennillinn (definite nominative singular)
marmennlar (indefinite nominative plural)
marmennlarnir (definite nominative plural)
marmennil (accusative indefinite singular)
marmennilinn (accusative definite singular)
marmennla (accusative indefinite plural)
marmennlana (accusative definite plural)
marmennli (dative indefinite singular)
marmennlinum (dative definite singular)
marmennlum (dative indefinite plural)
marmennlunum (dative definite plural)
marmennils (genitive indefinite singular)
marmennilsins (definite genitive singular)
marmennla (genitive indefinite plural)
marmennlanna (definite genitive plural)


brot

brot n (genitive singular brots, nominative plural brot)

brots (genitive singular)
brot (nominative plural)
brot (indefinite nominative singular)
brotið (definite nominative singular)
brot (indefinite nominative plural)
brotin (definite nominative plural)
brot (accusative indefinite singular)
brotið (accusative definite singular)
brot (accusative indefinite plural)
brotin (accusative definite plural)
broti (dative indefinite singular)
brotinu (dative definite singular)
brotum (dative indefinite plural)
brotunum (dative definite plural)
brots (genitive indefinite singular)
brotsins (definite genitive singular)
brota (genitive indefinite plural)
brotanna (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse brot (“something broken”), from Proto-Germanic *brutą (“piece”). Akin to Old English ġebrot, Middle English brotel.


heili

heili m (genitive singular heila, nominative plural heilar)

heila (genitive singular)
heilar (nominative plural)
heili (indefinite nominative singular)
heilinn (definite nominative singular)
heilar (indefinite nominative plural)
heilarnir (definite nominative plural)
heila (accusative indefinite singular)
heilann (accusative definite singular)
heila (accusative indefinite plural)
heilana (accusative definite plural)
heila (dative indefinite singular)
heilanum (dative definite singular)
heilum (dative indefinite plural)
heilunum (dative definite plural)
heila (genitive indefinite singular)
heilans (definite genitive singular)
heila (genitive indefinite plural)
heilanna (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse heili (“a brain”), from Proto-Germanic *hailia-, whence also Old Frisian hēli, heila, hāl.

stórheili

megalencephaly, macrencephaly, macrencephalia, cerebrum


tölvustafur

tölvustafur m (genitive singular tölvustafs, nominative plural tölvustafir)

tölvustafs (genitive singular)
tölvustafir (nominative plural)
tölvustafur (indefinite nominative singular)
tölvustafurinn (definite nominative singular)
tölvustafir (indefinite nominative plural)
tölvustafirnir (definite nominative plural)
tölvustaf (accusative indefinite singular)
tölvustafinn (accusative definite singular)
tölvustafi (accusative indefinite plural)
tölvustafina (accusative definite plural)
tölvustaf (dative indefinite singular)
tölvustafnum (dative definite singular)
tölvustöfum (dative indefinite plural)
tölvustöfunum (dative definite plural)
tölvustafs (genitive indefinite singular)
tölvustafsins (definite genitive singular)
tölvustafa (genitive indefinite plural)
tölvustafanna (definite genitive plural)


spá

spá f (genitive singular spár, nominative plural spár)

spár (genitive singular)
spár (nominative plural)
spá (indefinite nominative singular)
spáin (definite nominative singular)
spár (indefinite nominative plural)
spárnar (definite nominative plural)
spá (accusative indefinite singular)
spána (accusative definite singular)
spár (accusative indefinite plural)
spárnar (accusative definite plural)
spá (dative indefinite singular)
spánni (dative definite singular)
spám (dative indefinite plural)
spánum (dative definite plural)
spár (genitive indefinite singular)
spárinnar (definite genitive singular)
spáa (genitive indefinite plural)
spánna (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse spá (“to foretell, prophesy”), from Proto-Germanic *spahōną, *spēhōną (“to observe”), from Proto-Indo-European *speḱ- (“to look”). Cognate to Scots spae.

(medicine) a prognosis (a forecast of the future course of a disease or disorder, based on medical knowledge)


eignarfall

eignarfall n (genitive singular eignarfalls, nominative plural eignarföll)

eignarfalls (genitive singular)
eignarföll (nominative plural)
eignarfall (indefinite nominative singular)
eignarfallið (definite nominative singular)
eignarföll (indefinite nominative plural)
eignarföllin (definite nominative plural)
eignarfall (accusative indefinite singular)
eignarfallið (accusative definite singular)
eignarföll (accusative indefinite plural)
eignarföllin (accusative definite plural)
eignarfalli (dative indefinite singular)
eignarfallinu (dative definite singular)
eignarföllum (dative indefinite plural)
eignarföllunum (dative definite plural)
eignarfalls (genitive indefinite singular)
eignarfallsins (definite genitive singular)
eignarfalla (genitive indefinite plural)
eignarfallanna (definite genitive plural)

From eign (“ownership”) + fall (“case”), as the genitive often denotes ownership or belonging.

Forsetningin ‚til' er oft notuð til að finna eignarfallið.

The preposition 'til' is often used to find the genitive case.


þolfall

þolfall n (genitive singular þolfalls, nominative plural þolföll)

þolfalls (genitive singular)
þolföll (nominative plural)
þolfall (indefinite nominative singular)
þolfallið (definite nominative singular)
þolföll (indefinite nominative plural)
þolföllin (definite nominative plural)
þolfall (accusative indefinite singular)
þolfallið (accusative definite singular)
þolföll (accusative indefinite plural)
þolföllin (accusative definite plural)
þolfalli (dative indefinite singular)
þolfallinu (dative definite singular)
þolföllum (dative indefinite plural)
þolföllunum (dative definite plural)
þolfalls (genitive indefinite singular)
þolfallsins (definite genitive singular)
þolfalla (genitive indefinite plural)
þolfallanna (definite genitive plural)

From þol (“endurance”) + fall (“case”), because the object in the "accusative" is usually that which is subjected to a verb’s action.


þágufall

þágufall n (genitive singular þágufalls, nominative plural þáguföll)

þágufalls (genitive singular)
þáguföll (nominative plural)
þágufall (indefinite nominative singular)
þágufallið (definite nominative singular)
þáguföll (indefinite nominative plural)
þáguföllin (definite nominative plural)
þágufall (accusative indefinite singular)
þágufallið (accusative definite singular)
þáguföll (accusative indefinite plural)
þáguföllin (accusative definite plural)
þágufalli (dative indefinite singular)
þágufallinu (dative definite singular)
þáguföllum (dative indefinite plural)
þáguföllunum (dative definite plural)
þágufalls (genitive indefinite singular)
þágufallsins (definite genitive singular)
þágufalla (genitive indefinite plural)
þágufallanna (definite genitive plural)

From þága (“the act of receiving”) + fall (“case”), the former component a nominal derivative of þiggja (“to receive”), as a word in the dative often denotes the receiver (e.g. with the verb gefa (“to give”)).


lagga

head

lagga (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative laggaði, supine laggað)

laggaði (indicative past singular third-person)
laggað (supine)


ákveða

is-noun

ákveða f (genitive singular ákveðu, nominative plural ákveður)

ákveðu (genitive singular)
ákveður (nominative plural)
ákveða (indefinite nominative singular)
ákveðan (definite nominative singular)
ákveður (indefinite nominative plural)
ákveðurnar (definite nominative plural)
ákveðu (accusative indefinite singular)
ákveðuna (accusative definite singular)
ákveður (accusative indefinite plural)
ákveðurnar (accusative definite plural)
ákveðu (dative indefinite singular)
ákveðunni (dative definite singular)
ákveðum (dative indefinite plural)
ákveðunum (dative definite plural)
ákveðu (genitive indefinite singular)
ákveðunnar (definite genitive singular)
ákveða (genitive indefinite plural)
ákveðna (genitive indefinite plural)
ákveðanna (definite genitive plural)
ákveðnanna (definite genitive plural)


ávarpsfall

ávarpsfall n (genitive singular ávarpsfalls, nominative plural ávarpsföll)

ávarpsfalls (genitive singular)
ávarpsföll (nominative plural)
ávarpsfall (indefinite nominative singular)
ávarpsfallið (definite nominative singular)
ávarpsföll (indefinite nominative plural)
ávarpsföllin (definite nominative plural)
ávarpsfall (accusative indefinite singular)
ávarpsfallið (accusative definite singular)
ávarpsföll (accusative indefinite plural)
ávarpsföllin (accusative definite plural)
ávarpsfalli (dative indefinite singular)
ávarpsfallinu (dative definite singular)
ávarpsföllum (dative indefinite plural)
ávarpsföllunum (dative definite plural)
ávarpsfalls (genitive indefinite singular)
ávarpsfallsins (definite genitive singular)
ávarpsfalla (genitive indefinite plural)
ávarpsfallanna (definite genitive plural)


sviftifall

sviftifall n (genitive singular sviftifalls, nominative plural sviftiföll)

sviftifalls (genitive singular)
sviftiföll (nominative plural)
sviftifall (indefinite nominative singular)
sviftifallið (definite nominative singular)
sviftiföll (indefinite nominative plural)
sviftiföllin (definite nominative plural)
sviftifall (accusative indefinite singular)
sviftifallið (accusative definite singular)
sviftiföll (accusative indefinite plural)
sviftiföllin (accusative definite plural)
sviftifalli (dative indefinite singular)
sviftifallinu (dative definite singular)
sviftiföllum (dative indefinite plural)
sviftiföllunum (dative definite plural)
sviftifalls (genitive indefinite singular)
sviftifallsins (definite genitive singular)
sviftifalla (genitive indefinite plural)
sviftifallanna (definite genitive plural)

From svifta (“to deprive, remove something from”) + fall (“case”).

af

svifta<t:to deprive, remove something from>


pí

is-noun

pí n (genitive singular pís, nominative plural pí)

pís (genitive singular)
pí (nominative plural)
pí (indefinite nominative singular)
píið (definite nominative singular)
pí (indefinite nominative plural)
píin (definite nominative plural)
pí (accusative indefinite singular)
píið (accusative definite singular)
pí (accusative indefinite plural)
píin (accusative definite plural)
píi (dative indefinite singular)
píinu (dative definite singular)
píum (dative indefinite plural)
píunum (dative definite plural)
pís (genitive indefinite singular)
písins (definite genitive singular)
pía (genitive indefinite plural)
píanna (definite genitive plural)

Borrowed from Ancient Greek πῖ (pî), used in mathematics to represent periphery.

(mathematics) pi (an irrational constant representing the ratio of the circumference of a circle to its diameter; approximately 3.1415926535897932; usually written π, where pi x diameter = circumference)


takki

takki m (genitive singular takka, nominative plural takkar)

takka (genitive singular)
takkar (nominative plural)
takki (indefinite nominative singular)
takkinn (definite nominative singular)
takkar (indefinite nominative plural)
takkarnir (definite nominative plural)
takka (accusative indefinite singular)
takkann (accusative definite singular)
takka (accusative indefinite plural)
takkana (accusative definite plural)
takka (dative indefinite singular)
takkanum (dative definite singular)
tökkum (dative indefinite plural)
tökkunum (dative definite plural)
takka (genitive indefinite singular)
takkans (definite genitive singular)
takka (genitive indefinite plural)
takkanna (definite genitive plural)

Borrowed from a Danish [Term?] in the 18th century.

Ýttu á „Esc“-takkann.


slíður

slíður n (genitive singular slíðurs, nominative plural slíður)

slíðurs (genitive singular)
slíður (nominative plural)
slíður (indefinite nominative singular)
slíðrið (definite nominative singular)
slíður (indefinite nominative plural)
slíðrin (definite nominative plural)
slíður (accusative indefinite singular)
slíðrið (accusative definite singular)
slíður (accusative indefinite plural)
slíðrin (accusative definite plural)
slíðri (dative indefinite singular)
slíðrinu (dative definite singular)
slíðrum (dative indefinite plural)
slíðrunum (dative definite plural)
slíðurs (genitive indefinite singular)
slíðursins (definite genitive singular)
slíðra (genitive indefinite plural)
slíðranna (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse slíðr, from Proto-Germanic *slīþrą.

slíðurbrakbólga

tenosynovitis crepitans, tenalgia crepitans, tendovaginitis crepitans

slíðurpoki

a vaginal sac, saccus vaginalis, processus vaginalis


Þór

is-proper noun

Þór m (proper noun, genitive singular Þórs)

Þórs (genitive singular)
Þór (indefinite nominative singular)
Þór (accusative indefinite singular)
Þór (dative indefinite singular)
Þórs (genitive indefinite singular)

From Old Norse Þórr, from Proto-Germanic *Þunraz. Cognate with Faroese Tórur, and Danish, Norwegian Nynorsk, and Swedish Tor.

cog

(Norse mythology and paganism) Thor, a hammer-wielding god associated with thunder, lightning, storms, sacred groves and trees, strength, and the protection of mankind.


beinir

is-noun

beinir m (genitive singular beinis, nominative plural beinar)

beinis (genitive singular)
beinar (nominative plural)
beinir (indefinite nominative singular)
beinirinn (definite nominative singular)
beinar (indefinite nominative plural)
beinarnir (definite nominative plural)
beini (accusative indefinite singular)
beininn (accusative definite singular)
beina (accusative indefinite plural)
beinana (accusative definite plural)
beini (dative indefinite singular)
beininum (dative definite singular)
beinum (dative indefinite plural)
beinunum (dative definite plural)
beinis (genitive indefinite singular)
beinisins (definite genitive singular)
beina (genitive indefinite plural)
beinanna (definite genitive plural)

Calque of English router, from beina (“to route, direct”) + -ir.


Mjölnir

is-proper noun

Mjölnir m (proper noun, genitive singular Mjölnis)

Mjölnis (genitive singular)
Mjölnir (indefinite nominative singular)
Mjölni (accusative indefinite singular)
Mjölni (dative indefinite singular)
Mjölnis (genitive indefinite singular)
Mjöllnir (alternative uncommon)

From Old Norse Mjǫllnir, likely from Proto-Norse *ᛗᛖᛚᚢᚾᛁᚨᛉ (*melluniaʀ), from Proto-Germanic *meldunjaz, from Proto-Indo-European *meldʰ-n- (“lightning”).

(Norse mythology, weaponry) Mjollnir (Thor's hammer)


skjáborð

is-noun

skjáborð n (genitive singular skjáborðs, nominative plural skjáborð)

skjáborðs (genitive singular)
skjáborð (nominative plural)
skjáborð (indefinite nominative singular)
skjáborðið (definite nominative singular)
skjáborð (indefinite nominative plural)
skjáborðin (definite nominative plural)
skjáborð (accusative indefinite singular)
skjáborðið (accusative definite singular)
skjáborð (accusative indefinite plural)
skjáborðin (accusative definite plural)
skjáborði (dative indefinite singular)
skjáborðinu (dative definite singular)
skjáborðum (dative indefinite plural)
skjáborðunum (dative definite plural)
skjáborðs (genitive indefinite singular)
skjáborðsins (definite genitive singular)
skjáborða (genitive indefinite plural)
skjáborðanna (definite genitive plural)

From skjár (“screen”) + borð (“table”), by analogy with skrifborð (“desk”).


æða

æða f (genitive singular æðu, nominative plural æður)

æðu (genitive singular)
æður (nominative plural)
æða (indefinite nominative singular)
æðan (definite nominative singular)
æður (indefinite nominative plural)
æðurnar (definite nominative plural)
æðu (accusative indefinite singular)
æðuna (accusative definite singular)
æður (accusative indefinite plural)
æðurnar (accusative definite plural)
æðu (dative indefinite singular)
æðunni (dative definite singular)
æðum (dative indefinite plural)
æðunum (dative definite plural)
æðu (genitive indefinite singular)
æðunnar (definite genitive singular)
æða (genitive indefinite plural)
æðna (genitive indefinite plural)
æðanna (definite genitive plural)
æðnanna (definite genitive plural)


sagnorð

sagnorð n (genitive singular sagnorðs, nominative plural sagnorð)

sagnorðs (genitive singular)
sagnorð (nominative plural)
sagnorð (indefinite nominative singular)
sagnorðið (definite nominative singular)
sagnorð (indefinite nominative plural)
sagnorðin (definite nominative plural)
sagnorð (accusative indefinite singular)
sagnorðið (accusative definite singular)
sagnorð (accusative indefinite plural)
sagnorðin (accusative definite plural)
sagnorði (dative indefinite singular)
sagnorðinu (dative definite singular)
sagnorðum (dative indefinite plural)
sagnorðunum (dative definite plural)
sagnorðs (genitive indefinite singular)
sagnorðsins (definite genitive singular)
sagnorða (genitive indefinite plural)
sagnorðanna (definite genitive plural)

From sögn (“story, tale”) + orð (“word”).


lína

lína f (genitive singular línu, nominative plural línur)

línu (genitive singular)
línur (nominative plural)
lína (indefinite nominative singular)
línan (definite nominative singular)
línur (indefinite nominative plural)
línurnar (definite nominative plural)
línu (accusative indefinite singular)
línuna (accusative definite singular)
línur (accusative indefinite plural)
línurnar (accusative definite plural)
línu (dative indefinite singular)
línunni (dative definite singular)
línum (dative indefinite plural)
línunum (dative definite plural)
línu (genitive indefinite singular)
línunnar (definite genitive singular)
lína (genitive indefinite plural)
línanna (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse lína, from Proto-Germanic *līnǭ.


merki

merki n (genitive singular merkis, nominative plural merki)

merkis (genitive singular)
merki (nominative plural)
merki (indefinite nominative singular)
merkið (definite nominative singular)
merki (indefinite nominative plural)
merkin (definite nominative plural)
merki (accusative indefinite singular)
merkið (accusative definite singular)
merki (accusative indefinite plural)
merkin (accusative definite plural)
merki (dative indefinite singular)
merkinu (dative definite singular)
merkjum (dative indefinite plural)
merkjunum (dative definite plural)
merkis (genitive indefinite singular)
merkisins (definite genitive singular)
merkja (genitive indefinite plural)
merkjanna (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse merki, from Proto-Germanic *markō (“boundary; boundary marker”), from Proto-Indo-European *mórǵs (“edge, boundary, border”).


hýsa

head

hýsa (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative hýsti, supine hýst)

hýsti (indicative past singular third-person)
hýst (supine)
hýstur (masculine nominative singular)
hýst (feminine nominative singular)
hýst (neuter nominative singular)
hýstir (masculine nominative plural)
hýstar (feminine nominative plural)
hýst (neuter nominative plural)
hýstan (accusative masculine singular)
hýsta (accusative feminine singular)
hýst (accusative neuter singular)
hýsta (accusative masculine plural)
hýstar (accusative feminine plural)
hýst (accusative neuter plural)
hýstum (dative masculine singular)
hýstri (dative feminine singular)
hýstu (dative neuter singular)
hýstum (dative masculine plural)
hýstum (dative feminine plural)
hýstum (dative neuter plural)
hýsts (genitive masculine singular)
hýstrar (feminine genitive singular)
hýsts (genitive neuter singular)
hýstra (genitive masculine plural)
hýstra (feminine genitive plural)
hýstra (genitive neuter plural)
hýsti (masculine nominative singular)
hýsta (feminine nominative singular)
hýsta (neuter nominative singular)
hýstu (masculine nominative plural)
hýstu (feminine nominative plural)
hýstu (neuter nominative plural)
hýsta (accusative masculine singular)
hýstu (accusative feminine singular)
hýsta (accusative neuter singular)
hýstu (accusative masculine plural)
hýstu (accusative feminine plural)
hýstu (accusative neuter plural)
hýsta (dative masculine singular)
hýstu (dative feminine singular)
hýsta (dative neuter singular)
hýstu (dative masculine plural)
hýstu (dative feminine plural)
hýstu (dative neuter plural)
hýsta (genitive masculine singular)
hýstu (feminine genitive singular)
hýsta (genitive neuter singular)
hýstu (genitive masculine plural)
hýstu (feminine genitive plural)
hýstu (genitive neuter plural)

(computing, Internet) to host (to run software made available to a remote user or process)


atviksorð

is-noun

atviksorð n (genitive singular atviksorðs, nominative plural atviksorð)

atviksorðs (genitive singular)
atviksorð (nominative plural)
atviksorð (indefinite nominative singular)
atviksorðið (definite nominative singular)
atviksorð (indefinite nominative plural)
atviksorðin (definite nominative plural)
atviksorð (accusative indefinite singular)
atviksorðið (accusative definite singular)
atviksorð (accusative indefinite plural)
atviksorðin (accusative definite plural)
atviksorði (dative indefinite singular)
atviksorðinu (dative definite singular)
atviksorðum (dative indefinite plural)
atviksorðunum (dative definite plural)
atviksorðs (genitive indefinite singular)
atviksorðsins (definite genitive singular)
atviksorða (genitive indefinite plural)
atviksorðanna (definite genitive plural)
ao. (alternative abbreviation)

From atvik (“occurrence, event”) + orð (“word”).


lýsingarorð

is-noun

lýsingarorð n (genitive singular lýsingarorðs, nominative plural lýsingarorð)

lýsingarorðs (genitive singular)
lýsingarorð (nominative plural)
lýsingarorð (indefinite nominative singular)
lýsingarorðið (definite nominative singular)
lýsingarorð (indefinite nominative plural)
lýsingarorðin (definite nominative plural)
lýsingarorð (accusative indefinite singular)
lýsingarorðið (accusative definite singular)
lýsingarorð (accusative indefinite plural)
lýsingarorðin (accusative definite plural)
lýsingarorði (dative indefinite singular)
lýsingarorðinu (dative definite singular)
lýsingarorðum (dative indefinite plural)
lýsingarorðunum (dative definite plural)
lýsingarorðs (genitive indefinite singular)
lýsingarorðsins (definite genitive singular)
lýsingarorða (genitive indefinite plural)
lýsingarorðanna (definite genitive plural)

From lýsing (“description”) + orð (“word”).


setning

setning f (genitive singular setningar, nominative plural setningar)

setningar (genitive singular)
setningar (nominative plural)
setning (indefinite nominative singular)
setningin (definite nominative singular)
setningar (indefinite nominative plural)
setningarnar (definite nominative plural)
setningu (accusative indefinite singular)
setninguna (accusative definite singular)
setningar (accusative indefinite plural)
setningarnar (accusative definite plural)
setningu (dative indefinite singular)
setningunni (dative definite singular)
setningum (dative indefinite plural)
setningunum (dative definite plural)
setningar (genitive indefinite singular)
setningarinnar (definite genitive singular)
setninga (genitive indefinite plural)
setninganna (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse setning. By surface analysis, setja + -ning.


dimmur

is-adj

dimmur (comparative dimmari, superlative dimmastur)

dimmari (comparative)
dimmastur (superlative)
dimmur (masculine nominative strong)
dimm (feminine nominative strong)
dimmt (neuter nominative strong)
dimman (accusative masculine strong)
dimma (accusative feminine strong)
dimmt (accusative neuter strong)
dimmum (dative masculine strong)
dimmri (dative feminine strong)
dimmu (dative neuter strong)
dimms (genitive masculine strong)
dimmrar (feminine genitive strong)
dimms (genitive neuter strong)
dimmir (masculine nominative strong)
dimmar (feminine nominative strong)
dimm (neuter nominative strong)
dimma (accusative masculine strong)
dimmar (accusative feminine strong)
dimm (accusative neuter strong)
dimmum (dative strong)
dimmra (genitive strong)
dimmi (masculine nominative weak)
dimma (feminine nominative weak)
dimma (neuter nominative weak)
dimma (masculine weak)
dimmu (feminine weak)
dimma (neuter weak)
dimmu (plural weak)
dimmari (masculine singular weak)
dimmari (feminine singular weak)
dimmara (neuter singular weak)
dimmari (plural weak)
dimmastur (masculine nominative strong)
dimmust (feminine nominative strong)
dimmast (neuter nominative strong)
dimmastan (accusative masculine strong)
dimmasta (accusative feminine strong)
dimmast (accusative neuter strong)
dimmustum (dative masculine strong)
dimmastri (dative feminine strong)
dimmustu (dative neuter strong)
dimmasts (genitive masculine strong)
dimmastrar (feminine genitive strong)
dimmasts (genitive neuter strong)
dimmastir (masculine nominative strong)
dimmastar (feminine nominative strong)
dimmust (neuter nominative strong)
dimmasta (accusative masculine strong)
dimmastar (accusative feminine strong)
dimmust (accusative neuter strong)
dimmustum (dative strong)
dimmastra (genitive strong)
dimmasti (masculine nominative weak)
dimmasta (feminine nominative weak)
dimmasta (neuter nominative weak)
dimmasta (masculine weak)
dimmustu (feminine weak)
dimmasta (neuter weak)
dimmustu (plural weak)

From Old Norse dimmr, from Proto-Germanic *dimmaz. Cognate with Old English dimm (whence English dim).


ormur

is-noun

ormur m (genitive singular orms, nominative plural ormar)

orms (genitive singular)
ormar (nominative plural)
ormur (indefinite nominative singular)
ormurinn (definite nominative singular)
ormar (indefinite nominative plural)
ormarnir (definite nominative plural)
orm (accusative indefinite singular)
orminn (accusative definite singular)
orma (accusative indefinite plural)
ormana (accusative definite plural)
ormi (dative indefinite singular)
orminum (dative definite singular)
ormum (dative indefinite plural)
ormunum (dative definite plural)
orms (genitive indefinite singular)
ormsins (definite genitive singular)
orma (genitive indefinite plural)
ormanna (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse ormr, from Proto-Germanic *wurmiz, from Proto-Indo-European *wr̥mis.


Evrópa

is-proper noun

Evrópa f (proper noun, genitive singular Evrópu)

Evrópu (genitive singular)
Evrópa (indefinite nominative singular)
Evrópu (accusative indefinite singular)
Evrópu (dative indefinite singular)
Evrópu (genitive indefinite singular)

(Greek mythology) Europa (several characters, most notably a Phoenician princess abducted to Crete by Zeus)


slóð

is-noun

slóð f (genitive singular slóðar, nominative plural slóðir)

slóðar (genitive singular)
slóðir (nominative plural)
slóð (indefinite nominative singular)
slóðin (definite nominative singular)
slóðir (indefinite nominative plural)
slóðirnar (definite nominative plural)
slóð (accusative indefinite singular)
slóðina (accusative definite singular)
slóðir (accusative indefinite plural)
slóðirnar (accusative definite plural)
slóð (dative indefinite singular)
slóðinni (dative definite singular)
slóðum (dative indefinite plural)
slóðunum (dative definite plural)
slóðar (genitive indefinite singular)
slóðarinnar (definite genitive singular)
slóða (genitive indefinite plural)
slóðanna (definite genitive plural)


eigingildi

eigingildi n (genitive singular eigingildis, nominative plural eigingildi)

eigingildis (genitive singular)
eigingildi (nominative plural)
eigingildi (indefinite nominative singular)
eigingildið (definite nominative singular)
eigingildi (indefinite nominative plural)
eigingildin (definite nominative plural)
eigingildi (accusative indefinite singular)
eigingildið (accusative definite singular)
eigingildi (accusative indefinite plural)
eigingildin (accusative definite plural)
eigingildi (dative indefinite singular)
eigingildinu (dative definite singular)
eigingildum (dative indefinite plural)
eigingildunum (dative definite plural)
eigingildis (genitive indefinite singular)
eigingildisins (definite genitive singular)
eigingilda (genitive indefinite plural)
eigingildanna (definite genitive plural)

From eigin- (“eigen-”) + gildi (“value”).

characteristic value
characteristic value

(mathematics, linear algebra) eigenvalue, characteristic value


vigur

vigur m (genitive singular vigurs, nominative plural vigrar)

vigurs (genitive singular)
vigrar (nominative plural)
vigur (indefinite nominative singular)
vigurinn (definite nominative singular)
vigrar (indefinite nominative plural)
vigrarnir (definite nominative plural)
vigur (accusative indefinite singular)
vigurinn (accusative definite singular)
vigra (accusative indefinite plural)
vigrana (accusative definite plural)
vigri (dative indefinite singular)
vigrinum (dative definite singular)
vigrum (dative indefinite plural)
vigrunum (dative definite plural)
vigurs (genitive indefinite singular)
vigursins (definite genitive singular)
vigra (genitive indefinite plural)
vigranna (definite genitive plural)


tvinntala

tvinntala f (genitive singular tvinntölu, nominative plural tvinntölur)

tvinntölu (genitive singular)
tvinntölur (nominative plural)
tvinntala (indefinite nominative singular)
tvinntalan (definite nominative singular)
tvinntölur (indefinite nominative plural)
tvinntölurnar (definite nominative plural)
tvinntölu (accusative indefinite singular)
tvinntöluna (accusative definite singular)
tvinntölur (accusative indefinite plural)
tvinntölurnar (accusative definite plural)
tvinntölu (dative indefinite singular)
tvinntölunni (dative definite singular)
tvinntölum (dative indefinite plural)
tvinntölunum (dative definite plural)
tvinntölu (genitive indefinite singular)
tvinntölunnar (definite genitive singular)
tvinntalna (genitive indefinite plural)
tvinntalnanna (definite genitive plural)

From tvinn- (“complex”) + tala (“a number”).

tvinntalnaslétta

Argand plane, complex number plane, Gaussian plane

tvinntalnasvið

complex field, complex number field, field of complex numbers

tvinntölugilt fall

complex function, complex-valued function


framtíð

framtíð f (genitive singular framtíðar, nominative plural framtíðir)

framtíðar (genitive singular)
framtíðir (nominative plural)
framtíð (indefinite nominative singular)
framtíðin (definite nominative singular)
framtíðir (indefinite nominative plural)
framtíðirnar (definite nominative plural)
framtíð (accusative indefinite singular)
framtíðina (accusative definite singular)
framtíðir (accusative indefinite plural)
framtíðirnar (accusative definite plural)
framtíð (dative indefinite singular)
framtíðinni (dative definite singular)
framtíðum (dative indefinite plural)
framtíðunum (dative definite plural)
framtíðar (genitive indefinite singular)
framtíðarinnar (definite genitive singular)
framtíða (genitive indefinite plural)
framtíðanna (definite genitive plural)


eignarfornafn

eignarfornafn n (genitive singular eignarfornafns, nominative plural eignarfornöfn)

eignarfornafns (genitive singular)
eignarfornöfn (nominative plural)
eignarfornafn (indefinite nominative singular)
eignarfornafnið (definite nominative singular)
eignarfornöfn (indefinite nominative plural)
eignarfornöfnin (definite nominative plural)
eignarfornafn (accusative indefinite singular)
eignarfornafnið (accusative definite singular)
eignarfornöfn (accusative indefinite plural)
eignarfornöfnin (accusative definite plural)
eignarfornafni (dative indefinite singular)
eignarfornafninu (dative definite singular)
eignarfornöfnum (dative indefinite plural)
eignarfornöfnunum (dative definite plural)
eignarfornafns (genitive indefinite singular)
eignarfornafnsins (definite genitive singular)
eignarfornafna (genitive indefinite plural)
eignarfornafnanna (definite genitive plural)

From eign (“possession, ownership”) + fornafn (“pronoun”).


afturbeygt fornafn

is-noun

afturbeygt fornafn n (genitive singular afturbeygðs fornafns, nominative plural afturbeygð fornöfn)

afturbeygðs fornafns (genitive singular)
afturbeygð fornöfn (nominative plural)
afturbeygt fornafn (indefinite nominative singular)
afturbeygða fornafnið (definite nominative singular)
afturbeygð fornöfn (indefinite nominative plural)
afturbeygðu fornöfnin (definite nominative plural)
afturbeygt fornafn (accusative indefinite singular)
afturbeygða fornafnið (accusative definite singular)
afturbeygð fornöfn (accusative indefinite plural)
afturbeygðu fornöfnin (accusative definite plural)
afturbeygðu fornafni (dative indefinite singular)
afturbeygða fornafninu (dative definite singular)
afturbeygðum fornöfnum (dative indefinite plural)
afturbeygðu fornöfnunum (dative definite plural)
afturbeygðs fornafns (genitive indefinite singular)
afturbeygða fornafnsins (definite genitive singular)
afturbeygðra fornafna (genitive indefinite plural)
afturbeygðu fornafnanna (definite genitive plural)

Í íslensku fyrirfinnst afturbeygða fornafnið ekki í nefnifalli.

In Icelandic, the reflexive pronoun doesn't exist in the nominative case.

(grammar) reflexive pronoun, reflexive (the word sig (“oneself”))


ábendingarfornafn

ábendingarfornafn n (genitive singular ábendingarfornafns, nominative plural ábendingarfornöfn)

ábendingarfornafns (genitive singular)
ábendingarfornöfn (nominative plural)
ábendingarfornafn (indefinite nominative singular)
ábendingarfornafnið (definite nominative singular)
ábendingarfornöfn (indefinite nominative plural)
ábendingarfornöfnin (definite nominative plural)
ábendingarfornafn (accusative indefinite singular)
ábendingarfornafnið (accusative definite singular)
ábendingarfornöfn (accusative indefinite plural)
ábendingarfornöfnin (accusative definite plural)
ábendingarfornafni (dative indefinite singular)
ábendingarfornafninu (dative definite singular)
ábendingarfornöfnum (dative indefinite plural)
ábendingarfornöfnunum (dative definite plural)
ábendingarfornafns (genitive indefinite singular)
ábendingarfornafnsins (definite genitive singular)
ábendingarfornafna (genitive indefinite plural)
ábendingarfornafnanna (definite genitive plural)

From ábending (“the act of pointing out”) + fornafn (“pronoun”).

af

demonstrative pronoun
demonstrative pronoun


óákveðið fornafn

is-noun

óákveðið fornafn n (genitive singular óákveðins fornafns, nominative plural óákveðin fornöfn)

óákveðins fornafns (genitive singular)
óákveðin fornöfn (nominative plural)
óákveðið fornafn (indefinite nominative singular)
óákveðna fornafnið (definite nominative singular)
óákveðin fornöfn (indefinite nominative plural)
óákveðnu fornöfnin (definite nominative plural)
óákveðið fornafn (accusative indefinite singular)
óákveðna fornafnið (accusative definite singular)
óákveðin fornöfn (accusative indefinite plural)
óákveðnu fornöfnin (accusative definite plural)
óákveðnu fornafni (dative indefinite singular)
óákveðna fornafninu (dative definite singular)
óákveðnum fornöfnum (dative indefinite plural)
óákveðnu fornöfnunum (dative definite plural)
óákveðins fornafns (genitive indefinite singular)
óákveðna fornafnsins (definite genitive singular)
óákveðinna fornafna (genitive indefinite plural)
óákveðnu fornafnanna (definite genitive plural)


persónufornafn

persónufornafn n (genitive singular persónufornafns, nominative plural persónufornöfn)

persónufornafns (genitive singular)
persónufornöfn (nominative plural)
persónufornafn (indefinite nominative singular)
persónufornafnið (definite nominative singular)
persónufornöfn (indefinite nominative plural)
persónufornöfnin (definite nominative plural)
persónufornafn (accusative indefinite singular)
persónufornafnið (accusative definite singular)
persónufornöfn (accusative indefinite plural)
persónufornöfnin (accusative definite plural)
persónufornafni (dative indefinite singular)
persónufornafninu (dative definite singular)
persónufornöfnum (dative indefinite plural)
persónufornöfnunum (dative definite plural)
persónufornafns (genitive indefinite singular)
persónufornafnsins (definite genitive singular)
persónufornafna (genitive indefinite plural)
persónufornafnanna (definite genitive plural)

From persóna (“person”) + fornafn (“pronoun”).


spurnarfornafn

is-noun

spurnarfornafn n (genitive singular spurnarfornafns, nominative plural spurnarfornöfn)

spurnarfornafns (genitive singular)
spurnarfornöfn (nominative plural)
spurnarfornafn (indefinite nominative singular)
spurnarfornafnið (definite nominative singular)
spurnarfornöfn (indefinite nominative plural)
spurnarfornöfnin (definite nominative plural)
spurnarfornafn (accusative indefinite singular)
spurnarfornafnið (accusative definite singular)
spurnarfornöfn (accusative indefinite plural)
spurnarfornöfnin (accusative definite plural)
spurnarfornafni (dative indefinite singular)
spurnarfornafninu (dative definite singular)
spurnarfornöfnum (dative indefinite plural)
spurnarfornöfnunum (dative definite plural)
spurnarfornafns (genitive indefinite singular)
spurnarfornafnsins (definite genitive singular)
spurnarfornafna (genitive indefinite plural)
spurnarfornafnanna (definite genitive plural)

From spurn (“the act of asking, question”) + fornafn (“pronoun”).

af

interrogative pronoun
interrogative pronoun


tilvísunarfornafn

is-noun

tilvísunarfornafn n (genitive singular tilvísunarfornafns, nominative plural tilvísunarfornöfn)

tilvísunarfornafns (genitive singular)
tilvísunarfornöfn (nominative plural)
tilvísunarfornafn (indefinite nominative singular)
tilvísunarfornafnið (definite nominative singular)
tilvísunarfornöfn (indefinite nominative plural)
tilvísunarfornöfnin (definite nominative plural)
tilvísunarfornafn (accusative indefinite singular)
tilvísunarfornafnið (accusative definite singular)
tilvísunarfornöfn (accusative indefinite plural)
tilvísunarfornöfnin (accusative definite plural)
tilvísunarfornafni (dative indefinite singular)
tilvísunarfornafninu (dative definite singular)
tilvísunarfornöfnum (dative indefinite plural)
tilvísunarfornöfnunum (dative definite plural)
tilvísunarfornafns (genitive indefinite singular)
tilvísunarfornafnsins (definite genitive singular)
tilvísunarfornafna (genitive indefinite plural)
tilvísunarfornafnanna (definite genitive plural)

From tilvísun (“reference”) + fornafn (“pronoun”).


bæti

is-noun

bæti n (genitive singular bætis, nominative plural bæti)

bætis (genitive singular)
bæti (nominative plural)
bæti (indefinite nominative singular)
bætið (definite nominative singular)
bæti (indefinite nominative plural)
bætin (definite nominative plural)
bæti (accusative indefinite singular)
bætið (accusative definite singular)
bæti (accusative indefinite plural)
bætin (accusative definite plural)
bæti (dative indefinite singular)
bætinu (dative definite singular)
bætum (dative indefinite plural)
bætunum (dative definite plural)
bætis (genitive indefinite singular)
bætisins (definite genitive singular)
bæta (genitive indefinite plural)
bætanna (definite genitive plural)


París

is-proper noun

París m (proper noun, genitive singular Parísar)

Parísar (genitive singular)
París (indefinite nominative singular)
París (accusative indefinite singular)
París (dative indefinite singular)
Parísi (dative indefinite singular)
Parísar (genitive indefinite singular)


forrit

is-noun

forrit n (genitive singular forrits, nominative plural forrit)

forrits (genitive singular)
forrit (nominative plural)
forrit (indefinite nominative singular)
forritið (definite nominative singular)
forrit (indefinite nominative plural)
forritin (definite nominative plural)
forrit (accusative indefinite singular)
forritið (accusative definite singular)
forrit (accusative indefinite plural)
forritin (accusative definite plural)
forriti (dative indefinite singular)
forritinu (dative definite singular)
forritum (dative indefinite plural)
forritunum (dative definite plural)
forrits (genitive indefinite singular)
forritsins (definite genitive singular)
forrita (genitive indefinite plural)
forritanna (definite genitive plural)

From for- (“pre-, pro-”) + rit (“writ, writing”). Calque of English program, which is derived from Ancient Greek πρό (pró, “before”) + γράμμα (grámma, “writing”).

compound

(computing) program, application, application program


forrita

head

forrita (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative forritaði, supine forritað)

forritaði (indicative past singular third-person)
forritað (supine)
forritaður (masculine nominative singular)
forrituð (feminine nominative singular)
forritað (neuter nominative singular)
forritaðir (masculine nominative plural)
forritaðar (feminine nominative plural)
forrituð (neuter nominative plural)
forritaðan (accusative masculine singular)
forritaða (accusative feminine singular)
forritað (accusative neuter singular)
forritaða (accusative masculine plural)
forritaðar (accusative feminine plural)
forrituð (accusative neuter plural)
forrituðum (dative masculine singular)
forritaðri (dative feminine singular)
forrituðu (dative neuter singular)
forrituðum (dative masculine plural)
forrituðum (dative feminine plural)
forrituðum (dative neuter plural)
forritaðs (genitive masculine singular)
forritaðrar (feminine genitive singular)
forritaðs (genitive neuter singular)
forritaðra (genitive masculine plural)
forritaðra (feminine genitive plural)
forritaðra (genitive neuter plural)
forritaði (masculine nominative singular)
forritaða (feminine nominative singular)
forritaða (neuter nominative singular)
forrituðu (masculine nominative plural)
forrituðu (feminine nominative plural)
forrituðu (neuter nominative plural)
forritaða (accusative masculine singular)
forrituðu (accusative feminine singular)
forritaða (accusative neuter singular)
forrituðu (accusative masculine plural)
forrituðu (accusative feminine plural)
forrituðu (accusative neuter plural)
forritaða (dative masculine singular)
forrituðu (dative feminine singular)
forritaða (dative neuter singular)
forrituðu (dative masculine plural)
forrituðu (dative feminine plural)
forrituðu (dative neuter plural)
forritaða (genitive masculine singular)
forrituðu (feminine genitive singular)
forritaða (genitive neuter singular)
forrituðu (genitive masculine plural)
forrituðu (feminine genitive plural)
forrituðu (genitive neuter plural)


forritari

is-noun

forritari m (genitive singular forritara, nominative plural forritarar)

forritara (genitive singular)
forritarar (nominative plural)
forritari (indefinite nominative singular)
forritarinn (definite nominative singular)
forritarar (indefinite nominative plural)
forritararnir (definite nominative plural)
forritara (accusative indefinite singular)
forritarann (accusative definite singular)
forritara (accusative indefinite plural)
forritarana (accusative definite plural)
forritara (dative indefinite singular)
forritaranum (dative definite singular)
forriturum (dative indefinite plural)
forriturunum (dative definite plural)
forritara (genitive indefinite singular)
forritarans (definite genitive singular)
forritara (genitive indefinite plural)
forritaranna (definite genitive plural)

Hún er góður forritari.


forritun

forritun f (genitive singular forritunar, no plural)

forritunar (genitive singular)
forritun (indefinite nominative singular)
forritunin (definite nominative singular)
forritun (accusative indefinite singular)
forritunina (accusative definite singular)
forritun (dative indefinite singular)
forrituninni (dative definite singular)
forritunar (genitive indefinite singular)
forritunarinnar (definite genitive singular)


kálfi

kálfi m (genitive singular kálfa, nominative plural kálfar)

kálfa (genitive singular)
kálfar (nominative plural)
kálfi (indefinite nominative singular)
kálfinn (definite nominative singular)
kálfar (indefinite nominative plural)
kálfarnir (definite nominative plural)
kálfa (accusative indefinite singular)
kálfann (accusative definite singular)
kálfa (accusative indefinite plural)
kálfana (accusative definite plural)
kálfa (dative indefinite singular)
kálfanum (dative definite singular)
kálfum (dative indefinite plural)
kálfunum (dative definite plural)
kálfa (genitive indefinite singular)
kálfans (definite genitive singular)
kálfa (genitive indefinite plural)
kálfanna (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse kalfi, of unknown origin.


formatta

head

formatta (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative formattaði, supine formattað)

formattaði (indicative past singular third-person)
formattað (supine)

(computing, slang) to format, to initialise (to prepare a mass storage medium for initial use, erasing any existing data in the process) [with accusative]


Ísis

is-proper noun

Ísis f (proper noun, genitive singular Ísisar)

Ísisar (genitive singular)
Ísis (indefinite nominative singular)
Ísisi (accusative indefinite singular)
Ísisi (dative indefinite singular)
Ísisar (genitive indefinite singular)


skjáborðsmynd

is-noun

skjáborðsmynd f (genitive singular skjáborðsmyndar, nominative plural skjáborðsmyndir)

skjáborðsmyndar (genitive singular)
skjáborðsmyndir (nominative plural)
skjáborðsmynd (indefinite nominative singular)
skjáborðsmyndin (definite nominative singular)
skjáborðsmyndir (indefinite nominative plural)
skjáborðsmyndirnar (definite nominative plural)
skjáborðsmynd (accusative indefinite singular)
skjáborðsmyndina (accusative definite singular)
skjáborðsmyndir (accusative indefinite plural)
skjáborðsmyndirnar (accusative definite plural)
skjáborðsmynd (dative indefinite singular)
skjáborðsmyndinni (dative definite singular)
skjáborðsmyndum (dative indefinite plural)
skjáborðsmyndunum (dative definite plural)
skjáborðsmyndar (genitive indefinite singular)
skjáborðsmyndarinnar (definite genitive singular)
skjáborðsmynda (genitive indefinite plural)
skjáborðsmyndanna (definite genitive plural)

From skjáborð (“desktop”) + mynd (“picture”).


frumulíffæri

frumulíffæri n (genitive singular frumulíffæris, nominative plural frumulíffæri)

frumulíffæris (genitive singular)
frumulíffæri (nominative plural)
frumulíffæri (indefinite nominative singular)
frumulíffærið (definite nominative singular)
frumulíffæri (indefinite nominative plural)
frumulíffærin (definite nominative plural)
frumulíffæri (accusative indefinite singular)
frumulíffærið (accusative definite singular)
frumulíffæri (accusative indefinite plural)
frumulíffærin (accusative definite plural)
frumulíffæri (dative indefinite singular)
frumulíffærinu (dative definite singular)
frumulíffærum (dative indefinite plural)
frumulíffærunum (dative definite plural)
frumulíffæris (genitive indefinite singular)
frumulíffærisins (definite genitive singular)
frumulíffæra (genitive indefinite plural)
frumulíffæranna (definite genitive plural)

From fruma (“cell”) + líffæri (“organ”).


hvatberi

hvatberi m (genitive singular hvatbera, nominative plural hvatberar)

hvatbera (genitive singular)
hvatberar (nominative plural)
hvatberi (indefinite nominative singular)
hvatberinn (definite nominative singular)
hvatberar (indefinite nominative plural)
hvatberarnir (definite nominative plural)
hvatbera (accusative indefinite singular)
hvatberann (accusative definite singular)
hvatbera (accusative indefinite plural)
hvatberana (accusative definite plural)
hvatbera (dative indefinite singular)
hvatberanum (dative definite singular)
hvatberum (dative indefinite plural)
hvatberunum (dative definite plural)
hvatbera (genitive indefinite singular)
hvatberans (definite genitive singular)
hvatbera (genitive indefinite plural)
hvatberanna (definite genitive plural)


netkorn

netkorn n (genitive singular netkorns, nominative plural netkorn)

netkorns (genitive singular)
netkorn (nominative plural)
netkorn (indefinite nominative singular)
netkornið (definite nominative singular)
netkorn (indefinite nominative plural)
netkornin (definite nominative plural)
netkorn (accusative indefinite singular)
netkornið (accusative definite singular)
netkorn (accusative indefinite plural)
netkornin (accusative definite plural)
netkorni (dative indefinite singular)
netkorninu (dative definite singular)
netkornum (dative indefinite plural)
netkornunum (dative definite plural)
netkorns (genitive indefinite singular)
netkornsins (definite genitive singular)
netkorna (genitive indefinite plural)
netkornanna (definite genitive plural)


umfrymi

umfrymi n (genitive singular umfrymis, no plural)

umfrymis (genitive singular)
umfrymi (indefinite nominative singular)
umfrymið (definite nominative singular)
umfrymi (accusative indefinite singular)
umfrymið (accusative definite singular)
umfrymi (dative indefinite singular)
umfryminu (dative definite singular)
umfrymis (genitive indefinite singular)
umfrymisins (definite genitive singular)


frumuveggur

frumuveggur m (genitive singular frumuveggjar, nominative plural frumuveggir)

frumuveggjar (genitive singular)
frumuveggir (nominative plural)
frumuveggur (indefinite nominative singular)
frumuveggurinn (definite nominative singular)
frumuveggir (indefinite nominative plural)
frumuveggirnir (definite nominative plural)
frumuvegg (accusative indefinite singular)
frumuvegginn (accusative definite singular)
frumuveggi (accusative indefinite plural)
frumuveggina (accusative definite plural)
frumuvegg (dative indefinite singular)
frumuveggnum (dative definite singular)
frumuveggjum (dative indefinite plural)
frumuveggjunum (dative definite plural)
frumuveggjar (genitive indefinite singular)
frumuveggjarins (definite genitive singular)
frumuveggja (genitive indefinite plural)
frumuveggjanna (definite genitive plural)

/ˈfrʏːmʏˌvɛkːʏr/


frumuhimna

frumuhimna f (genitive singular frumuhimnu, nominative plural frumuhimnur)

frumuhimnu (genitive singular)
frumuhimnur (nominative plural)
frumuhimna (indefinite nominative singular)
frumuhimnan (definite nominative singular)
frumuhimnur (indefinite nominative plural)
frumuhimnurnar (definite nominative plural)
frumuhimnu (accusative indefinite singular)
frumuhimnuna (accusative definite singular)
frumuhimnur (accusative indefinite plural)
frumuhimnurnar (accusative definite plural)
frumuhimnu (dative indefinite singular)
frumuhimnunni (dative definite singular)
frumuhimnum (dative indefinite plural)
frumuhimnunum (dative definite plural)
frumuhimnu (genitive indefinite singular)
frumuhimnunnar (definite genitive singular)
frumuhimna (genitive indefinite plural)
frumuhimnanna (definite genitive plural)

From fruma (“cell”) + himna (“membrane”).


leysibóla

leysibóla f (genitive singular leysibólu, nominative plural leysibólur)

leysibólu (genitive singular)
leysibólur (nominative plural)
leysibóla (indefinite nominative singular)
leysibólan (definite nominative singular)
leysibólur (indefinite nominative plural)
leysibólurnar (definite nominative plural)
leysibólu (accusative indefinite singular)
leysibóluna (accusative definite singular)
leysibólur (accusative indefinite plural)
leysibólurnar (accusative definite plural)
leysibólu (dative indefinite singular)
leysibólunni (dative definite singular)
leysibólum (dative indefinite plural)
leysibólunum (dative definite plural)
leysibólu (genitive indefinite singular)
leysibólunnar (definite genitive singular)
leysibólna (genitive indefinite plural)
leysibóla (genitive indefinite plural)
leysibólnanna (definite genitive plural)
leysibólanna (definite genitive plural)

From leysa (upp) (“to dissolve”) + bóla (“bubble”).


grænukorn

is-noun

grænukorn n (genitive singular grænukorns, nominative plural grænukorn)

grænukorns (genitive singular)
grænukorn (nominative plural)
grænukorn (indefinite nominative singular)
grænukornið (definite nominative singular)
grænukorn (indefinite nominative plural)
grænukornin (definite nominative plural)
grænukorn (accusative indefinite singular)
grænukornið (accusative definite singular)
grænukorn (accusative indefinite plural)
grænukornin (accusative definite plural)
grænukorni (dative indefinite singular)
grænukorninu (dative definite singular)
grænukornum (dative indefinite plural)
grænukornunum (dative definite plural)
grænukorns (genitive indefinite singular)
grænukornsins (definite genitive singular)
grænukorna (genitive indefinite plural)
grænukornanna (definite genitive plural)


gifs

gifs n (genitive singular gifs, no plural)

gifs (genitive singular)
gifs (indefinite nominative singular)
gifsið (definite nominative singular)
gifs (accusative indefinite singular)
gifsið (accusative definite singular)
gifsi (dative indefinite singular)
gifsinu (dative definite singular)
gifs (genitive indefinite singular)
gifsins (definite genitive singular)


vínguð

vínguð m (genitive singular vínguðs, nominative plural vínguðir)

vínguðs (genitive singular)
vínguðir (nominative plural)
vínguð (indefinite nominative singular)
vínguðinn (definite nominative singular)
vínguðir (indefinite nominative plural)
vínguðirnir (definite nominative plural)
vínguð (accusative indefinite singular)
vínguðinn (accusative definite singular)
vínguði (accusative indefinite plural)
vínguðina (accusative definite plural)
vínguði (dative indefinite singular)
vínguðinum (dative definite singular)
vínguðum (dative indefinite plural)
vínguðunum (dative definite plural)
vínguðs (genitive indefinite singular)
vínguðsins (definite genitive singular)
vínguða (genitive indefinite plural)
vínguðanna (definite genitive plural)

(mythology) god of wine (such as Bacchus)


krampi

krampi m (genitive singular krampa, nominative plural krampar)

krampa (genitive singular)
krampar (nominative plural)
krampi (indefinite nominative singular)
krampinn (definite nominative singular)
krampar (indefinite nominative plural)
kramparnir (definite nominative plural)
krampa (accusative indefinite singular)
krampann (accusative definite singular)
krampa (accusative indefinite plural)
krampana (accusative definite plural)
krampa (dative indefinite singular)
krampanum (dative definite singular)
krömpum (dative indefinite plural)
krömpunum (dative definite plural)
krampa (genitive indefinite singular)
krampans (definite genitive singular)
krampa (genitive indefinite plural)
krampanna (definite genitive plural)


hnútafræði

hnútafræði f (genitive singular hnútafræði, no plural)

hnútafræði (genitive singular)
hnútafræði (indefinite nominative singular)
hnútafræðin (definite nominative singular)
hnútafræði (accusative indefinite singular)
hnútafræðina (accusative definite singular)
hnútafræði (dative indefinite singular)
hnútafræðinni (dative definite singular)
hnútafræði (genitive indefinite singular)
hnútafræðinnar (definite genitive singular)

From hnútur (“knot”) + -fræði (“-ology”).


margföldun

margföldun f (genitive singular margföldunar, no plural)

margföldunar (genitive singular)
margföldun (indefinite nominative singular)
margföldunin (definite nominative singular)
margföldun (accusative indefinite singular)
margföldunina (accusative definite singular)
margföldun (dative indefinite singular)
margfölduninni (dative definite singular)
margföldunar (genitive indefinite singular)
margföldunarinnar (definite genitive singular)


deiling

deiling f (genitive singular deilingar, nominative plural deilingar)

deilingar (genitive singular)
deilingar (nominative plural)
deiling (indefinite nominative singular)
deilingin (definite nominative singular)
deilingar (indefinite nominative plural)
deilingarnar (definite nominative plural)
deilingu (accusative indefinite singular)
deilinguna (accusative definite singular)
deilingar (accusative indefinite plural)
deilingarnar (accusative definite plural)
deilingu (dative indefinite singular)
deilingunni (dative definite singular)
deilingum (dative indefinite plural)
deilingunum (dative definite plural)
deilingar (genitive indefinite singular)
deilingarinnar (definite genitive singular)
deilinga (genitive indefinite plural)
deilinganna (definite genitive plural)

From deila (“to divide”) + -ing (“-ing”).

keðjudeiling

algorithm of Euclid, euclidean algorithm


lýsingarháttur

lýsingarháttur m (genitive singular lýsingarháttar, nominative plural lýsingarhættir)

lýsingarháttar (genitive singular)
lýsingarhættir (nominative plural)
lýsingarháttur (indefinite nominative singular)
lýsingarhátturinn (definite nominative singular)
lýsingarhættir (indefinite nominative plural)
lýsingarhættirnir (definite nominative plural)
lýsingarhátt (accusative indefinite singular)
lýsingarháttinn (accusative definite singular)
lýsingarhætti (accusative indefinite plural)
lýsingarhættina (accusative definite plural)
lýsingarhætti (dative indefinite singular)
lýsingarhættinum (dative definite singular)
lýsingarháttum (dative indefinite plural)
lýsingarháttunum (dative definite plural)
lýsingarháttar (genitive indefinite singular)
lýsingarháttarins (definite genitive singular)
lýsingarhátta (genitive indefinite plural)
lýsingarháttanna (definite genitive plural)
lh. (alternative abbreviation)

From lýsing (“description”) + háttur (“mood”).


nafnháttur

is-noun

nafnháttur m (genitive singular nafnháttar, nominative plural nafnhættir)

nafnháttar (genitive singular)
nafnhættir (nominative plural)
nafnháttur (indefinite nominative singular)
nafnhátturinn (definite nominative singular)
nafnhættir (indefinite nominative plural)
nafnhættirnir (definite nominative plural)
nafnhátt (accusative indefinite singular)
nafnháttinn (accusative definite singular)
nafnhætti (accusative indefinite plural)
nafnhættina (accusative definite plural)
nafnhætti (dative indefinite singular)
nafnhættinum (dative definite singular)
nafnháttum (dative indefinite plural)
nafnháttunum (dative definite plural)
nafnháttar (genitive indefinite singular)
nafnháttarins (definite genitive singular)
nafnhátta (genitive indefinite plural)
nafnháttanna (definite genitive plural)

(grammar) infinitive, often abbreviated as nh.


viðtengingarháttur

viðtengingarháttur m (genitive singular viðtengingarháttar, nominative plural viðtengingarhættir)

viðtengingarháttar (genitive singular)
viðtengingarhættir (nominative plural)
viðtengingarháttur (indefinite nominative singular)
viðtengingarhátturinn (definite nominative singular)
viðtengingarhættir (indefinite nominative plural)
viðtengingarhættirnir (definite nominative plural)
viðtengingarhátt (accusative indefinite singular)
viðtengingarháttinn (accusative definite singular)
viðtengingarhætti (accusative indefinite plural)
viðtengingarhættina (accusative definite plural)
viðtengingarhætti (dative indefinite singular)
viðtengingarhættinum (dative definite singular)
viðtengingarháttum (dative indefinite plural)
viðtengingarháttunum (dative definite plural)
viðtengingarháttar (genitive indefinite singular)
viðtengingarháttarins (definite genitive singular)
viðtengingarhátta (genitive indefinite plural)
viðtengingarháttanna (definite genitive plural)

From viðtenging (“annexation, connection”) + háttur (“mood”), a calque of Latin modus coniūnctīvus, since the subjunctive is frequently used when connecting a main clause with subordinate clauses.


framsöguháttur

is-noun

framsöguháttur m (genitive singular framsöguháttar, nominative plural framsöguhættir)

framsöguháttar (genitive singular)
framsöguhættir (nominative plural)
framsöguháttur (indefinite nominative singular)
framsöguhátturinn (definite nominative singular)
framsöguhættir (indefinite nominative plural)
framsöguhættirnir (definite nominative plural)
framsöguhátt (accusative indefinite singular)
framsöguháttinn (accusative definite singular)
framsöguhætti (accusative indefinite plural)
framsöguhættina (accusative definite plural)
framsöguhætti (dative indefinite singular)
framsöguhættinum (dative definite singular)
framsöguháttum (dative indefinite plural)
framsöguháttunum (dative definite plural)
framsöguháttar (genitive indefinite singular)
framsöguháttarins (definite genitive singular)
framsöguhátta (genitive indefinite plural)
framsöguháttanna (definite genitive plural)


boðháttur

boðháttur m (genitive singular boðháttar, nominative plural boðhættir)

boðháttar (genitive singular)
boðhættir (nominative plural)
boðháttur (indefinite nominative singular)
boðhátturinn (definite nominative singular)
boðhættir (indefinite nominative plural)
boðhættirnir (definite nominative plural)
boðhátt (accusative indefinite singular)
boðháttinn (accusative definite singular)
boðhætti (accusative indefinite plural)
boðhættina (accusative definite plural)
boðhætti (dative indefinite singular)
boðhættinum (dative definite singular)
boðháttum (dative indefinite plural)
boðháttunum (dative definite plural)
boðháttar (genitive indefinite singular)
boðháttarins (definite genitive singular)
boðhátta (genitive indefinite plural)
boðháttanna (definite genitive plural)


þáttur

þáttur m (genitive singular þáttar, nominative plural þættir)

þáttar (genitive singular)
þættir (nominative plural)
þáttur (indefinite nominative singular)
þátturinn (definite nominative singular)
þættir (indefinite nominative plural)
þættirnir (definite nominative plural)
þátt (accusative indefinite singular)
þáttinn (accusative definite singular)
þætti (accusative indefinite plural)
þættina (accusative definite plural)
þætti (dative indefinite singular)
þættinum (dative definite singular)
þáttum (dative indefinite plural)
þáttunum (dative definite plural)
þáttar (genitive indefinite singular)
þáttarins (definite genitive singular)
þátta (genitive indefinite plural)
þáttanna (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse þáttr, from Proto-Germanic *þēhtuz.

(mathematics) factor (any of various objects multiplied together to form some whole)


snertill

snertill m (genitive singular snertils, nominative plural snertlar)

snertils (genitive singular)
snertlar (nominative plural)
snertill (indefinite nominative singular)
snertillinn (definite nominative singular)
snertlar (indefinite nominative plural)
snertlarnir (definite nominative plural)
snertil (accusative indefinite singular)
snertilinn (accusative definite singular)
snertla (accusative indefinite plural)
snertlana (accusative definite plural)
snertli (dative indefinite singular)
snertlinum (dative definite singular)
snertlum (dative indefinite plural)
snertlunum (dative definite plural)
snertils (genitive indefinite singular)
snertilsins (definite genitive singular)
snertla (genitive indefinite plural)
snertlanna (definite genitive plural)

(geometry) a tangent; (straight line touching a curve at a single point without crossing it there)


móðurborð

móðurborð n (genitive singular móðurborðs, nominative plural móðurborð)

móðurborðs (genitive singular)
móðurborð (nominative plural)
móðurborð (indefinite nominative singular)
móðurborðið (definite nominative singular)
móðurborð (indefinite nominative plural)
móðurborðin (definite nominative plural)
móðurborð (accusative indefinite singular)
móðurborðið (accusative definite singular)
móðurborð (accusative indefinite plural)
móðurborðin (accusative definite plural)
móðurborði (dative indefinite singular)
móðurborðinu (dative definite singular)
móðurborðum (dative indefinite plural)
móðurborðunum (dative definite plural)
móðurborðs (genitive indefinite singular)
móðurborðsins (definite genitive singular)
móðurborða (genitive indefinite plural)
móðurborðanna (definite genitive plural)

Calque of English motherboard, from móðir (“mother”) + borð (“board”).


sagnbeyging

sagnbeyging f (genitive singular sagnbeygingar, nominative plural sagnbeygingar)

sagnbeygingar (genitive singular)
sagnbeygingar (nominative plural)
sagnbeyging (indefinite nominative singular)
sagnbeygingin (definite nominative singular)
sagnbeygingar (indefinite nominative plural)
sagnbeygingarnar (definite nominative plural)
sagnbeygingu (accusative indefinite singular)
sagnbeyginguna (accusative definite singular)
sagnbeygingar (accusative indefinite plural)
sagnbeygingarnar (accusative definite plural)
sagnbeygingu (dative indefinite singular)
sagnbeygingunni (dative definite singular)
sagnbeygingum (dative indefinite plural)
sagnbeygingunum (dative definite plural)
sagnbeygingar (genitive indefinite singular)
sagnbeygingarinnar (definite genitive singular)
sagnbeyginga (genitive indefinite plural)
sagnbeyginganna (definite genitive plural)

From sögn (“verb”) + beyging (“inflection”).

(grammar) conjugation, inflection of verbs


frumstig

frumstig n (genitive singular frumstigs, nominative plural frumstig)

frumstigs (genitive singular)
frumstig (nominative plural)
frumstig (indefinite nominative singular)
frumstigið (definite nominative singular)
frumstig (indefinite nominative plural)
frumstigin (definite nominative plural)
frumstig (accusative indefinite singular)
frumstigið (accusative definite singular)
frumstig (accusative indefinite plural)
frumstigin (accusative definite plural)
frumstigi (dative indefinite singular)
frumstiginu (dative definite singular)
frumstigum (dative indefinite plural)
frumstigunum (dative definite plural)
frumstigs (genitive indefinite singular)
frumstigsins (definite genitive singular)
frumstiga (genitive indefinite plural)
frumstiganna (definite genitive plural)

From frum- (“first, initial”) + stig (“degree, stage, level”).

prefix

(grammar) the positive degree, positive (abbreviation fst.)


miðstig

is-noun

miðstig n (genitive singular miðstigs, nominative plural miðstig)

miðstigs (genitive singular)
miðstig (nominative plural)
miðstig (indefinite nominative singular)
miðstigið (definite nominative singular)
miðstig (indefinite nominative plural)
miðstigin (definite nominative plural)
miðstig (accusative indefinite singular)
miðstigið (accusative definite singular)
miðstig (accusative indefinite plural)
miðstigin (accusative definite plural)
miðstigi (dative indefinite singular)
miðstiginu (dative definite singular)
miðstigum (dative indefinite plural)
miðstigunum (dative definite plural)
miðstigs (genitive indefinite singular)
miðstigsins (definite genitive singular)
miðstiga (genitive indefinite plural)
miðstiganna (definite genitive plural)

(grammar) comparative, a construction showing a relative quality (abbreviation mst.)


töluorð

töluorð n (genitive singular töluorðs, nominative plural töluorð)

töluorðs (genitive singular)
töluorð (nominative plural)
töluorð (indefinite nominative singular)
töluorðið (definite nominative singular)
töluorð (indefinite nominative plural)
töluorðin (definite nominative plural)
töluorð (accusative indefinite singular)
töluorðið (accusative definite singular)
töluorð (accusative indefinite plural)
töluorðin (accusative definite plural)
töluorði (dative indefinite singular)
töluorðinu (dative definite singular)
töluorðum (dative indefinite plural)
töluorðunum (dative definite plural)
töluorðs (genitive indefinite singular)
töluorðsins (definite genitive singular)
töluorða (genitive indefinite plural)
töluorðanna (definite genitive plural)

/ˈtʰœːlʏˌɔrð/

(grammar) numeral, divided into frumtölur, raðtölur and blönduð töluorð (which are in turn divided into tölunafnorð, tölulýsingarorð and töluatviksorð)


smáorð

smáorð n (genitive singular smáorðs, nominative plural smáorð)

smáorðs (genitive singular)
smáorð (nominative plural)
smáorð (indefinite nominative singular)
smáorðið (definite nominative singular)
smáorð (indefinite nominative plural)
smáorðin (definite nominative plural)
smáorð (accusative indefinite singular)
smáorðið (accusative definite singular)
smáorð (accusative indefinite plural)
smáorðin (accusative definite plural)
smáorði (dative indefinite singular)
smáorðinu (dative definite singular)
smáorðum (dative indefinite plural)
smáorðunum (dative definite plural)
smáorðs (genitive indefinite singular)
smáorðsins (definite genitive singular)
smáorða (genitive indefinite plural)
smáorðanna (definite genitive plural)

From smá- (“small, little”) + orð (“word”).

(grammar) a particle, function word; (a word which is neither a fallorð (“noun, pronoun, numeral, article”) nor a sagnorð (“a verb”)) (abbreviation sm.)


hvorugkyn

hvorugkyn n (genitive singular hvorugkyns, no plural)

hvorugkyns (genitive singular)
hvorugkyn (indefinite nominative singular)
hvorugkynið (definite nominative singular)
hvorugkyn (accusative indefinite singular)
hvorugkynið (accusative definite singular)
hvorugkyni (dative indefinite singular)
hvorugkyninu (dative definite singular)
hvorugkyns (genitive indefinite singular)
hvorugkynsins (definite genitive singular)

/ˈxʷɔːrʏɣˌcʰɪːn/

From hvorugur (“neither”) + kyn (“gender”).

(grammar) neuter (abbreviated hvk. or hk.)


kvenkyn

kvenkyn n (genitive singular kvenkyns, no plural)

kvenkyns (genitive singular)
kvenkyn (indefinite nominative singular)
kvenkynið (definite nominative singular)
kvenkyn (accusative indefinite singular)
kvenkynið (accusative definite singular)
kvenkyni (dative indefinite singular)
kvenkyninu (dative definite singular)
kvenkyns (genitive indefinite singular)
kvenkynsins (definite genitive singular)


karlkyn

karlkyn n (genitive singular karlkyns, no plural)

karlkyns (genitive singular)
karlkyn (indefinite nominative singular)
karlkynið (definite nominative singular)
karlkyn (accusative indefinite singular)
karlkynið (accusative definite singular)
karlkyni (dative indefinite singular)
karlkyninu (dative definite singular)
karlkyns (genitive indefinite singular)
karlkynsins (definite genitive singular)
kk. (alternative abbreviation)


stofn

stofn m (genitive singular stofns, nominative plural stofnar)

stofns (genitive singular)
stofnar (nominative plural)
stofn (indefinite nominative singular)
stofninn (definite nominative singular)
stofnar (indefinite nominative plural)
stofnarnir (definite nominative plural)
stofn (accusative indefinite singular)
stofninn (accusative definite singular)
stofna (accusative indefinite plural)
stofnana (accusative definite plural)
stofni (dative indefinite singular)
stofninum (dative definite singular)
stofnum (dative indefinite plural)
stofnunum (dative definite plural)
stofns (genitive indefinite singular)
stofnsins (definite genitive singular)
stofna (genitive indefinite plural)
stofnanna (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse stofn, stomn, from Proto-Germanic *stōmnaz.

(statistics) population, universe; (group of units (persons, objects, or other items) enumerated in a census or from which a sample is drawn)


staðarfall

staðarfall n (genitive singular staðarfalls, nominative plural staðarföll)

staðarfalls (genitive singular)
staðarföll (nominative plural)
staðarfall (indefinite nominative singular)
staðarfallið (definite nominative singular)
staðarföll (indefinite nominative plural)
staðarföllin (definite nominative plural)
staðarfall (accusative indefinite singular)
staðarfallið (accusative definite singular)
staðarföll (accusative indefinite plural)
staðarföllin (accusative definite plural)
staðarfalli (dative indefinite singular)
staðarfallinu (dative definite singular)
staðarföllum (dative indefinite plural)
staðarföllunum (dative definite plural)
staðarfalls (genitive indefinite singular)
staðarfallsins (definite genitive singular)
staðarfalla (genitive indefinite plural)
staðarfallanna (definite genitive plural)


díll

díll m (genitive singular díls, nominative plural dílar)

díls (genitive singular)
dílar (nominative plural)
díll (indefinite nominative singular)
díllinn (definite nominative singular)
dílar (indefinite nominative plural)
dílarnir (definite nominative plural)
díl (accusative indefinite singular)
dílinn (accusative definite singular)
díla (accusative indefinite plural)
dílana (accusative definite plural)
díl (dative indefinite singular)
dílnum (dative definite singular)
dílum (dative indefinite plural)
dílunum (dative definite plural)
díls (genitive indefinite singular)
dílsins (definite genitive singular)
díla (genitive indefinite plural)
dílanna (definite genitive plural)
díli (alternative)


gallblaðra

gallblaðra f (genitive singular gallblöðru, nominative plural gallblöðrur)

gallblöðru (genitive singular)
gallblöðrur (nominative plural)
gallblaðra (indefinite nominative singular)
gallblaðran (definite nominative singular)
gallblöðrur (indefinite nominative plural)
gallblöðrurnar (definite nominative plural)
gallblöðru (accusative indefinite singular)
gallblöðruna (accusative definite singular)
gallblöðrur (accusative indefinite plural)
gallblöðrurnar (accusative definite plural)
gallblöðru (dative indefinite singular)
gallblöðrunni (dative definite singular)
gallblöðrum (dative indefinite plural)
gallblöðrunum (dative definite plural)
gallblöðru (genitive indefinite singular)
gallblöðrunnar (definite genitive singular)
gallblaðra (genitive indefinite plural)
gallblaðranna (definite genitive plural)

From gall (“gall”) + blaðra (“bladder”).


blaðra

blaðra f (genitive singular blöðru, nominative plural blöðrur)

blöðru (genitive singular)
blöðrur (nominative plural)
blaðra (indefinite nominative singular)
blaðran (definite nominative singular)
blöðrur (indefinite nominative plural)
blöðrurnar (definite nominative plural)
blöðru (accusative indefinite singular)
blöðruna (accusative definite singular)
blöðrur (accusative indefinite plural)
blöðrurnar (accusative definite plural)
blöðru (dative indefinite singular)
blöðrunni (dative definite singular)
blöðrum (dative indefinite plural)
blöðrunum (dative definite plural)
blöðru (genitive indefinite singular)
blöðrunnar (definite genitive singular)
blaðra (genitive indefinite plural)
blaðranna (definite genitive plural)


ákveðinn greinir

ákveðinn greinir m (genitive singular ákveðins greinis, nominative plural ákveðnir greinar)

ákveðins greinis (genitive singular)
ákveðnir greinar (nominative plural)
ákveðinn greinir (indefinite nominative singular)
ákveðni greinirinn (definite nominative singular)
ákveðnir greinar (indefinite nominative plural)
ákveðnu greinarnir (definite nominative plural)
ákveðinn greini (accusative indefinite singular)
ákveðna greininn (accusative definite singular)
ákveðna greina (accusative indefinite plural)
ákveðnu greinana (accusative definite plural)
ákveðnum greini (dative indefinite singular)
ákveðna greininum (dative definite singular)
ákveðnum greinum (dative indefinite plural)
ákveðnu greinunum (dative definite plural)
ákveðins greinis (genitive indefinite singular)
ákveðna greinisins (definite genitive singular)
ákveðinna greina (genitive indefinite plural)
ákveðnu greinanna (definite genitive plural)

(grammar) a definite article (abbreviation: ákv. gr.)


óákveðinn greinir

(grammar) an indefinite article (abbreviation: óákv. gr.)


óákveðinn

is-adj

óákveðinn (comparative óákveðnari, superlative óákveðnastur)

óákveðnari (comparative)
óákveðnastur (superlative)
óákveðinn (masculine nominative strong)
óákveðin (feminine nominative strong)
óákveðið (neuter nominative strong)
óákveðinn (accusative masculine strong)
óákveðna (accusative feminine strong)
óákveðið (accusative neuter strong)
óákveðnum (dative masculine strong)
óákveðinni (dative feminine strong)
óákveðnu (dative neuter strong)
óákveðins (genitive masculine strong)
óákveðinnar (feminine genitive strong)
óákveðins (genitive neuter strong)
óákveðnir (masculine nominative strong)
óákveðnar (feminine nominative strong)
óákveðin (neuter nominative strong)
óákveðna (accusative masculine strong)
óákveðnar (accusative feminine strong)
óákveðin (accusative neuter strong)
óákveðnum (dative strong)
óákveðinna (genitive strong)
óákveðni (masculine nominative weak)
óákveðna (feminine nominative weak)
óákveðna (neuter nominative weak)
óákveðna (masculine weak)
óákveðnu (feminine weak)
óákveðna (neuter weak)
óákveðnu (plural weak)
óákveðnari (masculine singular weak)
óákveðnari (feminine singular weak)
óákveðnara (neuter singular weak)
óákveðnari (plural weak)
óákveðnastur (masculine nominative strong)
óákveðnust (feminine nominative strong)
óákveðnast (neuter nominative strong)
óákveðnastan (accusative masculine strong)
óákveðnasta (accusative feminine strong)
óákveðnast (accusative neuter strong)
óákveðnustum (dative masculine strong)
óákveðnastri (dative feminine strong)
óákveðnustu (dative neuter strong)
óákveðnasts (genitive masculine strong)
óákveðnastrar (feminine genitive strong)
óákveðnasts (genitive neuter strong)
óákveðnastir (masculine nominative strong)
óákveðnastar (feminine nominative strong)
óákveðnust (neuter nominative strong)
óákveðnasta (accusative masculine strong)
óákveðnastar (accusative feminine strong)
óákveðnust (accusative neuter strong)
óákveðnustum (dative strong)
óákveðnastra (genitive strong)
óákveðnasti (masculine nominative weak)
óákveðnasta (feminine nominative weak)
óákveðnasta (neuter nominative weak)
óákveðnasta (masculine weak)
óákveðnustu (feminine weak)
óákveðnasta (neuter weak)
óákveðnustu (plural weak)

From ó- (“un-”) + ákveðinn (“decisive; determined”).


greinir

is-noun

greinir m (genitive singular greinis, nominative plural greinar)

greinis (genitive singular)
greinar (nominative plural)
greinir (indefinite nominative singular)
greinirinn (definite nominative singular)
greinar (indefinite nominative plural)
greinarnir (definite nominative plural)
greini (accusative indefinite singular)
greininn (accusative definite singular)
greina (accusative indefinite plural)
greinana (accusative definite plural)
greini (dative indefinite singular)
greininum (dative definite singular)
greinum (dative indefinite plural)
greinunum (dative definite plural)
greinis (genitive indefinite singular)
greinisins (definite genitive singular)
greina (genitive indefinite plural)
greinanna (definite genitive plural)


hjartastillir

hjartastillir m (genitive singular hjartastillis, nominative plural hjartastillar)

hjartastillis (genitive singular)
hjartastillar (nominative plural)
hjartastillir (indefinite nominative singular)
hjartastillirinn (definite nominative singular)
hjartastillar (indefinite nominative plural)
hjartastillarnir (definite nominative plural)
hjartastilli (accusative indefinite singular)
hjartastillinn (accusative definite singular)
hjartastilla (accusative indefinite plural)
hjartastillana (accusative definite plural)
hjartastilli (dative indefinite singular)
hjartastillinum (dative definite singular)
hjartastillum (dative indefinite plural)
hjartastillunum (dative definite plural)
hjartastillis (genitive indefinite singular)
hjartastillisins (definite genitive singular)
hjartastilla (genitive indefinite plural)
hjartastillanna (definite genitive plural)

From hjarta (“heart”) + stillir (“regulator”).


þátíð

is-noun

þátíð f (genitive singular þátíðar, no plural)

þátíðar (genitive singular)
þátíð (indefinite nominative singular)
þátíðin (definite nominative singular)
þátíð (accusative indefinite singular)
þátíðina (accusative definite singular)
þátíð (dative indefinite singular)
þátíðinni (dative definite singular)
þátíðar (genitive indefinite singular)
þátíðarinnar (definite genitive singular)

/ˈθauːtʰiːð/

From þá (“then”) + tíð (“time, tense”). Compare Swedish dåtid, Faroese tátíð, and Danish datid.


nútíð

nútíð f (genitive singular nútíðar, no plural)

nútíðar (genitive singular)
nútíð (indefinite nominative singular)
nútíðin (definite nominative singular)
nútíð (accusative indefinite singular)
nútíðina (accusative definite singular)
nútíð (dative indefinite singular)
nútíðinni (dative definite singular)
nútíðar (genitive indefinite singular)
nútíðarinnar (definite genitive singular)


eintala

eintala f (genitive singular eintölu, no plural)

eintölu (genitive singular)
eintala (indefinite nominative singular)
eintalan (definite nominative singular)
eintölu (accusative indefinite singular)
eintöluna (accusative definite singular)
eintölu (dative indefinite singular)
eintölunni (dative definite singular)
eintölu (genitive indefinite singular)
eintölunnar (definite genitive singular)


sögn

sögn f (genitive singular sagnar, nominative plural sagnir)

sagnar (genitive singular)
sagnir (nominative plural)
sögn (indefinite nominative singular)
sögnin (definite nominative singular)
sagnir (indefinite nominative plural)
sagnirnar (definite nominative plural)
sögn (accusative indefinite singular)
sögnina (accusative definite singular)
sagnir (accusative indefinite plural)
sagnirnar (accusative definite plural)
sögn (dative indefinite singular)
sögninni (dative definite singular)
sögnum (dative indefinite plural)
sögnunum (dative definite plural)
sagnar (genitive indefinite singular)
sagnarinnar (definite genitive singular)
sagna (genitive indefinite plural)
sagnanna (definite genitive plural)


notandi

notandi m (genitive singular notanda, nominative plural notendur)

notanda (genitive singular)
notendur (nominative plural)
notandi (indefinite nominative singular)
notandinn (definite nominative singular)
notendur (indefinite nominative plural)
notendurnir (definite nominative plural)
notanda (accusative indefinite singular)
notandann (accusative definite singular)
notendur (accusative indefinite plural)
notendurna (accusative definite plural)
notanda (dative indefinite singular)
notandanum (dative definite singular)
notendum (dative indefinite plural)
notöndum (dative indefinite plural)
notendunum (dative definite plural)
notöndunum (dative definite plural)
notanda (genitive indefinite singular)
notandans (definite genitive singular)
notenda (genitive indefinite plural)
notanda (genitive indefinite plural)
notendanna (definite genitive plural)
notandanna (definite genitive plural)

From the verb nota (“to use”) and -andi (“-er; performer of an action”).


efsta stig

efsta stig n (genitive singular efsta stigs, nominative plural efstu stig)

efsta stigs (genitive singular)
efstu stig (nominative plural)
efsta stig (indefinite nominative singular)
efsta stigið (definite nominative singular)
efstu stig (indefinite nominative plural)
efstu stigin (definite nominative plural)
efsta stig (accusative indefinite singular)
efsta stigið (accusative definite singular)
efstu stig (accusative indefinite plural)
efstu stigin (accusative definite plural)
efsta stigi (dative indefinite singular)
efsta stiginu (dative definite singular)
efstu stigum (dative indefinite plural)
efstu stigunum (dative definite plural)
efsta stigs (genitive indefinite singular)
efsta stigsins (definite genitive singular)
efstu stiga (genitive indefinite plural)
efstu stiganna (definite genitive plural)


fræði

fræði n pl (plural only, genitive plural fræða) or
fræði f (genitive singular fræði, no plural)

fræði (canonical neuter plural)
fræði (canonical feminine)
fræða (genitive plural)
fræði (genitive singular)
fræði (indefinite nominative plural)
fræðin (definite nominative plural)
fræði (accusative indefinite plural)
fræðin (accusative definite plural)
fræðum (dative indefinite plural)
fræðunum (dative definite plural)
fræða (genitive indefinite plural)
fræðanna (definite genitive plural)
fræði (indefinite nominative singular)
fræðin (definite nominative singular)
fræði (accusative indefinite singular)
fræðina (accusative definite singular)
fræði (dative indefinite singular)
fræðinni (dative definite singular)
fræði (genitive indefinite singular)
fræðinnar (definite genitive singular)

From Old Norse frœði, from Proto-Germanic *frōdį̄. Cognate to Faroese frøði, Swedish frode, fröde (“sense, wise”), Old Norse fróðr (“wise”) and Old English frōd (“wise”). More at frood.


bjúgur

bjúgur m (genitive singular bjúgs, no plural)

bjúgs (genitive singular)
bjúgur (indefinite nominative singular)
bjúgurinn (definite nominative singular)
bjúg (accusative indefinite singular)
bjúginn (accusative definite singular)
bjúg (dative indefinite singular)
bjúgnum (dative definite singular)
bjúgs (genitive indefinite singular)
bjúgsins (definite genitive singular)


hnútur

hnútur m (genitive singular hnúts, nominative plural hnútar)

hnúts (genitive singular)
hnútar (nominative plural)
hnútur (indefinite nominative singular)
hnúturinn (definite nominative singular)
hnútar (indefinite nominative plural)
hnútarnir (definite nominative plural)
hnút (accusative indefinite singular)
hnútinn (accusative definite singular)
hnúta (accusative indefinite plural)
hnútana (accusative definite plural)
hnút (dative indefinite singular)
hnútnum (dative definite singular)
hnútum (dative indefinite plural)
hnútunum (dative definite plural)
hnúts (genitive indefinite singular)
hnútsins (definite genitive singular)
hnúta (genitive indefinite plural)
hnútanna (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse knútr, from Proto-Germanic (compare *knuttan-, whence English knot).


fyrsta persóna

fyrsta persóna f (genitive singular fyrstu persónu, no plural)

fyrstu persónu (genitive singular)
fyrsta persóna (indefinite nominative singular)
fyrsta persónan (definite nominative singular)
fyrstu persónu (accusative indefinite singular)
fyrstu persónuna (accusative definite singular)
fyrstu persónu (dative indefinite singular)
fyrstu persónunni (dative definite singular)
fyrstu persónu (genitive indefinite singular)
fyrstu persónunnar (definite genitive singular)


önnur persóna

önnur persóna f (genitive singular annarrar persónu, no plural)

annarrar persónu (genitive singular)
önnur persóna (indefinite nominative singular)
persónan (definite nominative singular)
aðra persónu (accusative indefinite singular)
persónuna (accusative definite singular)
annarri persónu (dative indefinite singular)
persónunni (dative definite singular)
annarrar persónu (genitive indefinite singular)
persónunnar (definite genitive singular)


þriðja persóna

þriðja persóna f (genitive singular þriðju persónu, no plural)

þriðju persónu (genitive singular)
þriðja persóna (indefinite nominative singular)
þriðja persónan (definite nominative singular)
þriðju persónu (accusative indefinite singular)
þriðju persónuna (accusative definite singular)
þriðju persónu (dative indefinite singular)
þriðju persónunni (dative definite singular)
þriðju persónu (genitive indefinite singular)
þriðju persónunnar (definite genitive singular)


skurður

skurður m (genitive singular skurðar, nominative plural skurðir)

skurðar (genitive singular)
skurðir (nominative plural)
skurður (indefinite nominative singular)
skurðurinn (definite nominative singular)
skurðir (indefinite nominative plural)
skurðirnir (definite nominative plural)
skurð (accusative indefinite singular)
skurðinn (accusative definite singular)
skurði (accusative indefinite plural)
skurðina (accusative definite plural)
skurði (dative indefinite singular)
skurðinum (dative definite singular)
skurðum (dative indefinite plural)
skurðunum (dative definite plural)
skurðar (genitive indefinite singular)
skurðarins (definite genitive singular)
skurða (genitive indefinite plural)
skurðanna (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse skurðr, from Proto-Germanic *skurdiz.


Elli

is-proper noun

Elli f (proper noun, genitive singular Elli)

Elli (genitive singular)
Elli (indefinite nominative singular)
Elli (accusative indefinite singular)
Elli (dative indefinite singular)
Elli (genitive indefinite singular)

(Norse mythology) the personification of old age as an old woman, who defeats Thor in a wrestling match


Bakkus

Bakkus m (proper noun, genitive singular Bakkusar)

Bakkusar (genitive singular)
Bakkus (indefinite nominative singular)
Bakkus (accusative indefinite singular)
Bakkusi (dative indefinite singular)
Bakkusar (genitive indefinite singular)

Borrowed from Latin Bacchus, from Ancient Greek Βάκχος (Bákkhos).


fylki

is-noun

fylki n (genitive singular fylkis, nominative plural fylki)

fylkis (genitive singular)
fylki (nominative plural)
fylki (indefinite nominative singular)
fylkið (definite nominative singular)
fylki (indefinite nominative plural)
fylkin (definite nominative plural)
fylki (accusative indefinite singular)
fylkið (accusative definite singular)
fylki (accusative indefinite plural)
fylkin (accusative definite plural)
fylki (dative indefinite singular)
fylkinu (dative definite singular)
fylkjum (dative indefinite plural)
fylkjunum (dative definite plural)
fylkis (genitive indefinite singular)
fylkisins (definite genitive singular)
fylkja (genitive indefinite plural)
fylkjanna (definite genitive plural)


eind

eind f (genitive singular eindar, nominative plural eindir)

eindar (genitive singular)
eindir (nominative plural)
eind (indefinite nominative singular)
eindin (definite nominative singular)
eindir (indefinite nominative plural)
eindirnar (definite nominative plural)
eind (accusative indefinite singular)
eindina (accusative definite singular)
eindir (accusative indefinite plural)
eindirnar (accusative definite plural)
eind (dative indefinite singular)
eindinni (dative definite singular)
eindum (dative indefinite plural)
eindunum (dative definite plural)
eindar (genitive indefinite singular)
eindarinnar (definite genitive singular)
einda (genitive indefinite plural)
eindanna (definite genitive plural)

From einn (“one”) + -ð (“abstract noun suffix”), literally "oneth" or "oneness", with a similar structure as Swedish enhet, Dutch eenheid, German Einheit.

suffix

(algebra) unit (an element that is invertible with respect to ring multiplication)


tækisfall

is-noun

tækisfall n (genitive singular tækisfalls, nominative plural tækisföll)

tækisfalls (genitive singular)
tækisföll (nominative plural)
tækisfall (indefinite nominative singular)
tækisfallið (definite nominative singular)
tækisföll (indefinite nominative plural)
tækisföllin (definite nominative plural)
tækisfall (accusative indefinite singular)
tækisfallið (accusative definite singular)
tækisföll (accusative indefinite plural)
tækisföllin (accusative definite plural)
tækisfalli (dative indefinite singular)
tækisfallinu (dative definite singular)
tækisföllum (dative indefinite plural)
tækisföllunum (dative definite plural)
tækisfalls (genitive indefinite singular)
tækisfallsins (definite genitive singular)
tækisfalla (genitive indefinite plural)
tækisfallanna (definite genitive plural)

From tæki (“instrument”) + fall (“case”).


frymi

frymi n (genitive singular frymis, nominative plural frymi)

frymis (genitive singular)
frymi (nominative plural)
frymi (indefinite nominative singular)
frymið (definite nominative singular)
frymi (indefinite nominative plural)
frymin (definite nominative plural)
frymi (accusative indefinite singular)
frymið (accusative definite singular)
frymi (accusative indefinite plural)
frymin (accusative definite plural)
frymi (dative indefinite singular)
fryminu (dative definite singular)
frymum (dative indefinite plural)
frymunum (dative definite plural)
frymis (genitive indefinite singular)
frymisins (definite genitive singular)
fryma (genitive indefinite plural)
frymanna (definite genitive plural)


blóðfruma

blóðfruma f (genitive singular blóðfrumu, nominative plural blóðfrumur)

blóðfrumu (genitive singular)
blóðfrumur (nominative plural)
blóðfruma (indefinite nominative singular)
blóðfruman (definite nominative singular)
blóðfrumur (indefinite nominative plural)
blóðfrumurnar (definite nominative plural)
blóðfrumu (accusative indefinite singular)
blóðfrumuna (accusative definite singular)
blóðfrumur (accusative indefinite plural)
blóðfrumurnar (accusative definite plural)
blóðfrumu (dative indefinite singular)
blóðfrumunni (dative definite singular)
blóðfrumum (dative indefinite plural)
blóðfrumunum (dative definite plural)
blóðfrumu (genitive indefinite singular)
blóðfrumunnar (definite genitive singular)
blóðfrumna (genitive indefinite plural)
blóðfruma (genitive indefinite plural)
blóðfrumnanna (definite genitive plural)
blóðfrumanna (definite genitive plural)


trójuhestur

trójuhestur m (genitive singular trójuhests, nominative plural trójuhestar)

trójuhests (genitive singular)
trójuhestar (nominative plural)
trójuhestur (indefinite nominative singular)
trójuhesturinn (definite nominative singular)
trójuhestar (indefinite nominative plural)
trójuhestarnir (definite nominative plural)
trójuhest (accusative indefinite singular)
trójuhestinn (accusative definite singular)
trójuhesta (accusative indefinite plural)
trójuhestana (accusative definite plural)
trójuhesti (dative indefinite singular)
trójuhestinum (dative definite singular)
trójuhestum (dative indefinite plural)
trójuhestunum (dative definite plural)
trójuhests (genitive indefinite singular)
trójuhestsins (definite genitive singular)
trójuhesta (genitive indefinite plural)
trójuhestanna (definite genitive plural)

Trójuhestum hefur fjölgað umtalsvert.

The number of Trojan horses has grown substantially.

(computing) a Trojan horse, a malicious program that is disguised as legitimate software


kroppur

kroppur m (genitive singular kropps, nominative plural kroppar)

kropps (genitive singular)
kroppar (nominative plural)
kroppur (indefinite nominative singular)
kroppurinn (definite nominative singular)
kroppar (indefinite nominative plural)
kropparnir (definite nominative plural)
kropp (accusative indefinite singular)
kroppinn (accusative definite singular)
kroppa (accusative indefinite plural)
kroppana (accusative definite plural)
kroppi (dative indefinite singular)
kropp (dative indefinite singular)
kroppnum (dative definite singular)
kroppinum (dative definite singular)
kroppum (dative indefinite plural)
kroppunum (dative definite plural)
kropps (genitive indefinite singular)
kroppsins (definite genitive singular)
kroppa (genitive indefinite plural)
kroppanna (definite genitive plural)


hnappaborð

hnappaborð n (genitive singular hnappaborðs, nominative plural hnappaborð)

hnappaborðs (genitive singular)
hnappaborð (nominative plural)
hnappaborð (indefinite nominative singular)
hnappaborðið (definite nominative singular)
hnappaborð (indefinite nominative plural)
hnappaborðin (definite nominative plural)
hnappaborð (accusative indefinite singular)
hnappaborðið (accusative definite singular)
hnappaborð (accusative indefinite plural)
hnappaborðin (accusative definite plural)
hnappaborði (dative indefinite singular)
hnappaborðinu (dative definite singular)
hnappaborðum (dative indefinite plural)
hnappaborðunum (dative definite plural)
hnappaborðs (genitive indefinite singular)
hnappaborðsins (definite genitive singular)
hnappaborða (genitive indefinite plural)
hnappaborðanna (definite genitive plural)

From hnappur (“button”) + borð (“board”).


leturborð

leturborð n (genitive singular leturborðs, nominative plural leturborð)

leturborðs (genitive singular)
leturborð (nominative plural)
leturborð (indefinite nominative singular)
leturborðið (definite nominative singular)
leturborð (indefinite nominative plural)
leturborðin (definite nominative plural)
leturborð (accusative indefinite singular)
leturborðið (accusative definite singular)
leturborð (accusative indefinite plural)
leturborðin (accusative definite plural)
leturborði (dative indefinite singular)
leturborðinu (dative definite singular)
leturborðum (dative indefinite plural)
leturborðunum (dative definite plural)
leturborðs (genitive indefinite singular)
leturborðsins (definite genitive singular)
leturborða (genitive indefinite plural)
leturborðanna (definite genitive plural)

/ˈlɛːtʏrˌpɔrð/


brjóstsviði

brjóstsviði m (genitive singular brjóstsviða, no plural)

brjóstsviða (genitive singular)
brjóstsviði (indefinite nominative singular)
brjóstsviðinn (definite nominative singular)
brjóstsviða (accusative indefinite singular)
brjóstsviðann (accusative definite singular)
brjóstsviða (dative indefinite singular)
brjóstsviðanum (dative definite singular)
brjóstsviða (genitive indefinite singular)
brjóstsviðans (definite genitive singular)

From brjóst (“breast, bosom”) + sviði (“sting, burn, smart”).


líking

is-noun

líking f (genitive singular líkingar, nominative plural líkingar)

líkingar (genitive singular)
líkingar (nominative plural)
líking (indefinite nominative singular)
líkingin (definite nominative singular)
líkingar (indefinite nominative plural)
líkingarnar (definite nominative plural)
líkingu (accusative indefinite singular)
líkinguna (accusative definite singular)
líkingar (accusative indefinite plural)
líkingarnar (accusative definite plural)
líkingu (dative indefinite singular)
líkingunni (dative definite singular)
líkingum (dative indefinite plural)
líkingunum (dative definite plural)
líkingar (genitive indefinite singular)
líkingarinnar (definite genitive singular)
líkinga (genitive indefinite plural)
líkinganna (definite genitive plural)


samtenging

samtenging f (genitive singular samtengingar, nominative plural samtengingar)

samtengingar (genitive singular)
samtengingar (nominative plural)
samtenging (indefinite nominative singular)
samtengingin (definite nominative singular)
samtengingar (indefinite nominative plural)
samtengingarnar (definite nominative plural)
samtengingu (accusative indefinite singular)
samtenginguna (accusative definite singular)
samtengingar (accusative indefinite plural)
samtengingarnar (accusative definite plural)
samtengingu (dative indefinite singular)
samtengingunni (dative definite singular)
samtengingum (dative indefinite plural)
samtengingunum (dative definite plural)
samtengingar (genitive indefinite singular)
samtengingarinnar (definite genitive singular)
samtenginga (genitive indefinite plural)
samtenginganna (definite genitive plural)

From sam- (“together, con-”) + tenging (“connection”).


forsetning

is-noun

forsetning f (genitive singular forsetningar, nominative plural forsetningar)

forsetningar (genitive singular)
forsetningar (nominative plural)
forsetning (indefinite nominative singular)
forsetningin (definite nominative singular)
forsetningar (indefinite nominative plural)
forsetningarnar (definite nominative plural)
forsetningu (accusative indefinite singular)
forsetninguna (accusative definite singular)
forsetningar (accusative indefinite plural)
forsetningarnar (accusative definite plural)
forsetningu (dative indefinite singular)
forsetningunni (dative definite singular)
forsetningum (dative indefinite plural)
forsetningunum (dative definite plural)
forsetningar (genitive indefinite singular)
forsetningarinnar (definite genitive singular)
forsetninga (genitive indefinite plural)
forsetninganna (definite genitive plural)

A calque of Latin praepositio, from for- (“pre-”) + setning (“act of putting, placing”).