beyging

Icelandic

Etymology

From beygja (“to bend”) +‎ -ing.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpeiːjiŋk/

  Rhymes: -eiːjiŋk

Noun

beyging f (genitive singular beygingar, nominative plural beygingar)

1. bending, swaying
2. the act of bowing down
3. (grammar) inflection, conjugation of verbs, declension of nouns, adjectives or pronouns (abbreviation b.)

Declension

Declension of beyging (feminine)

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	beyging	beygingin	beygingar	beygingarnar
accusative	beygingu	beyginguna	beygingar	beygingarnar
dative	beygingu	beygingunni	beygingum	beygingunum
genitive	beygingar	beygingarinnar	beyginga	beyginganna

Hyponyms

• fallbeyging (declension)
• sagnbeyging (conjugation)

Derived terms

• beygingarlýsing (description or elucidation of inflection)
• blönduð beyging (mixed inflection)
• fallbeyging (declension)
• óregluleg beyging (irregular inflection)
• sagnbeyging (conjugation)
• sambeyging (case agreement)