föðurnafn
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Icelandic
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From faðir (“father”) + nafn (“name”).
Noun
[edit]föðurnafn n (genitive singular föðurnafns, nominative plural föðurnöfn)
Declension
[edit]Declension of föðurnafn (neuter)
| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | föðurnafn | föðurnafnið | föðurnöfn | föðurnöfnin |
| accusative | föðurnafn | föðurnafnið | föðurnöfn | föðurnöfnin |
| dative | föðurnafni | föðurnafninu | föðurnöfnum | föðurnöfnunum |
| genitive | föðurnafns | föðurnafnsins | föðurnafna | föðurnafnanna |
Related terms
[edit]- móðurnafn (“matronym”)
Further reading
[edit]- “föðurnafn” in the Dictionary of Modern Icelandic (in Icelandic) and ISLEX (in the Nordic languages)