fenómen
Icelandic
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from Danish fænomen, from Ancient Greek φαινόμενον (phainómenon), neuter present passive participle of φαίνω (phaínō, “I show”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂-.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]fenómen n (genitive singular fenómens, nominative plural fenómen)
- (informal) something phenomenal (i.e. very remarkable); phenomenon
Declension
[edit]Declension of fenómen (neuter)
| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | fenómen | fenómenið | fenómen | fenómenin |
| accusative | fenómen | fenómenið | fenómen | fenómenin |
| dative | fenómeni | fenómeninu | fenómenum | fenómenunum |
| genitive | fenómens | fenómensins | fenómena | fenómenanna |
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