foreldrar
Appearance
Icelandic
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Once variants (“tvímyndir; a different spelling, pronunciation, or form of the same word”) of foreldri (“a parent”).[1] It is rare that a word's gender differs between grammatical numbers, but modern dictionaries generally list them as two distinct words — even though their form and declension is similar.[1] The reason for this disparity in usage is the masculine word's lack of singular form.[1]
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]foreldrar m pl (plural only, genitive plural foreldra)
- (plural only) parents; (mother and father, or any combination thereof) (genealogical abbreviation for.)
Usage notes
[edit]- The term is masculine when used in the plural but neuter when used in the singular foreldri (“a parent”).[1][2] See there for singular declension.
Declension
[edit]Declension of foreldrar (pl-only masculine)
plural | ||
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indefinite | definite | |
nominative | foreldrar | foreldrarnir |
accusative | foreldra | foreldrana |
dative | foreldrum | foreldrunum |
genitive | foreldra | foreldranna |