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-dómur

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Icelandic

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Etymology

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Inherited from Proto-Germanic *-dōmaz.

Suffix

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-dómur m (noun-forming suffix, genitive singular -dóms, nominative plural -dómar)

  1. -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)

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