barnabarnabarn

Icelandic

Etymology

Literally, “children's children's child”, from barn +‎ barn +‎ barn. Compare Swedish barnbarnsbarn (“great-grandchild”).

Noun

barnabarnabarn n (genitive singular barnabarnabarns, nominative plural barnabarnabörn)

1. great-grandchild

Declension

Declension of barnabarnabarn (neuter)

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	barnabarnabarn	barnabarnabarnið	barnabarnabörn	barnabarnabörnin
accusative	barnabarnabarn	barnabarnabarnið	barnabarnabörn	barnabarnabörnin
dative	barnabarnabarni	barnabarnabarninu	barnabarnabörnum	barnabarnabörnunum
genitive	barnabarnabarns	barnabarnabarnsins	barnabarnabarna	barnabarnabarnanna

Further reading

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