-dómur
Appearance
Icelandic
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Inherited from Proto-Germanic *-dōmaz.
Suffix
[edit]-dómur m (noun-forming suffix, genitive singular -dóms, nominative plural -dómar)
- -dom, -ness, -ity; forms abstract nouns, often singular-only
- vís (“wise”) + -dómur → vísdómur (“wisdom”)
- konungur (“king”) + -dómur → konungdómur (“kingdom”)
- sjúkur (“sick, ill”) + -dómur → sjúkdómur (“illness, disease”)
- kristinn (“Christian”) + -dómur → kristindómur (“Christianity, Christendom”)
Declension
[edit]See also
[edit]References
[edit]- Ásgeir Blöndal Magnússon (1989) “dómur”, in Íslensk orðsifjabók, Reykjavík: Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies, →ISBN (Available at Málið.is under the “Eldri orðabækur” tab.)