afbrigði

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse afbrigð and rarely afbrigði. Compare the verb bregða af (“to deviate from”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈav.prɪɣðɪ/

Noun

afbrigði n (genitive singular afbrigðis, nominative plural afbrigði)

1. variety, variant
2. deviation, transgression

Declension

Declension of afbrigði (neuter)

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	afbrigði	afbrigðið	afbrigði	afbrigðin
accusative	afbrigði	afbrigðið	afbrigði	afbrigðin
dative	afbrigði	afbrigðinu	afbrigðum	afbrigðunum
genitive	afbrigðis	afbrigðisins	afbrigða	afbrigðanna

Derived terms

• afbrigðilegur
• með afbrigðum (“first class, splendid”)