þögn

See also: Þögn

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse þǫgn (“silence”), from Proto-Germanic *þaguniz, from Proto-Germanic *þagjaną (“to be silent”). Related to Old English þeaht (“counsel”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /θœkn/

  Rhymes: -œkn

Noun

þögn f (genitive singular þagnar, nominative plural þagnir)

1. (uncountable) silence
2. (music, countable) rest

Declension

declension of þögn

f-s2	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	þögn	þögnin	þagnir	þagnirnar
accusative	þögn	þögnina	þagnir	þagnirnar
dative	þögn	þögninni	þögnum	þögnunum
genitive	þagnar	þagnarinnar	þagna	þagnanna

Related terms

• þegja