barnabarnabarn
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Icelandic
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Literally "children's children's child", from barn + barn + barn. Compare Swedish barnbarnsbarn (“great-grandchild”).
Noun
[edit]barnabarnabarn n (genitive singular barnabarnabarns, nominative plural barnabarnabörn)
Declension
[edit]declension of barnabarnabarn
| n-s | singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | barnabarnabarn | barnabarnabarnið | barnabarnabörn | barnabarnabörnin |
| accusative | barnabarnabarn | barnabarnabarnið | barnabarnabörn | barnabarnabörnin |
| dative | barnabarnabarni | barnabarnabarninu | barnabarnabörnum | barnabarnabörnunum |
| genitive | barnabarnabarns | barnabarnabarnsins | barnabarnabarna | barnabarnabarnanna |
Further reading
[edit]- “barnabarnabarn” in the Dictionary of Modern Icelandic (in Icelandic) and ISLEX (in the Nordic languages)