ákavíti
Icelandic
[edit]Etymology
[edit]First attested in the 1800s. Likely borrowed from Danish akvavit, plus the suffix -i (forms weak neuter nouns).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]ákavíti n (genitive singular ákavítis, nominative plural ákavíti)
Declension
[edit]Declension of ákavíti (neuter)
| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | ákavíti | ákavítið | ákavíti | ákavítin |
| accusative | ákavíti | ákavítið | ákavíti | ákavítin |
| dative | ákavíti | ákavítinu | ákavítum | ákavítunum |
| genitive | ákavítis | ákavítisins | ákavíta | ákavítanna |
References
[edit]- Ásgeir Blöndal Magnússon (1989) Íslensk orðsifjabók, Reykjavík: Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies, →ISBN (Available at Málið.is under the “Eldri orðabækur” tab.)
- Kristín Bjarnadóttir, editor (2002–2024), “ákavíti”, in Beygingarlýsing íslensks nútímamáls [The Database of Modern Icelandic Inflection] (in Icelandic), Reykjavík: The Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies
- Mörður Árnason (2019) Íslensk orðabók, 5th edition, Reykjavík: Forlagið
- “ákavíti” in the Dictionary of Modern Icelandic (in Icelandic) and ISLEX (in the Nordic languages)
- “ákavíti”, in Íðorðabanki [Terminology Bank] (in Icelandic), Reykjavík: The Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies, 2002–2024