aðdragandi
Icelandic
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From að- (“to”) + draga (“draw, drag”) + -andi (present participle suffix).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]aðdragandi m (genitive singular aðdraganda, nominative plural aðdragendur)
- (sometimes in the plural) antecedents, preamble, events leading up to something
- (in the singular)
Declension
[edit]Declension of aðdragandi (masculine)
| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | aðdragandi | aðdragandinn | aðdragendur | aðdragendurnir |
| accusative | aðdraganda | aðdragandann | aðdragendur | aðdragendurna |
| dative | aðdraganda | aðdragandanum | aðdragendum, aðdragöndum1 | aðdragendunum, aðdragöndunum1 |
| genitive | aðdraganda | aðdragandans | aðdragenda, aðdraganda1 | aðdragendanna, aðdragandanna1 |
1Rare/obsolete.
Derived terms
[edit]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 (2002–2025), “aðdragandi”, 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
- “aðdragandi” in the Dictionary of Modern Icelandic (in Icelandic) and ISLEX (in the Nordic languages)
- “aðdragandi”, in Íðorðabanki [Terminology Bank] (in Icelandic), Reykjavík: The Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies, 2002–2024