þolfall

Icelandic

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈθɔl.fatl/

Noun

þolfall n (genitive singular þolfalls, nominative plural þolföll)

1. (grammar) the accusative case

Declension

Declension of þolfall (neuter)

	singular		plural
	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

• þolfallsfrumlag

Related terms

• eignarfall (“genitive case”)
• nefnifall (“nominative case”)
• þágufall (“dative case”)

Further reading

• “þolfall” in the Dictionary of Modern Icelandic (in Icelandic) and ISLEX (in the Nordic languages)