þolfall
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Icelandic
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From þol (“endurance”) + fall (“case”), because the object in the "accusative" is usually that which is subjected to a verb’s action.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]þolfall n (genitive singular þolfalls, nominative plural þolföll)
Declension
[edit]Declension of þolfall (neuter, based on fall)
singular | plural | |||
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indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
nominative | þolfall | þolfallið | þolföll | þolföllin |
accusative | þolfall | þolfallið | þolföll | þolföllin |
dative | þolfalli | þolfallinu | þolföllum | þolföllunum |
genitive | þolfalls | þolfallsins | þolfalla | þolfallanna |
Derived terms
[edit]Related terms
[edit]- eignarfall (“genitive case”)
- nefnifall (“nominative case”)
- þágufall (“dative case”)
Further reading
[edit]- “þolfall” in the Dictionary of Modern Icelandic (in Icelandic) and ISLEX (in the Nordic languages)