formóðir
Icelandic
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Noun
[edit]formóðir f (genitive singular formóður or (proscribed) formóðir, nominative plural formæður)
- foremother, female ancestor
Declension
[edit]Declension of formóðir (feminine, based on móðir)
| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | formóðir | formóðirin | formæður | formæðurnar |
| accusative | formóður, formóðir1 | formóðurina, formóðirina1 | formæður | formæðurnar |
| dative | formóður, formóðir1 | formóðurinni, formóðirinni1 | formæðrum | formæðrunum |
| genitive | formóður, formóðir1 | formóðurinnar, formóðirinnar1 | formæðra | formæðranna |
1Proscribed.
Further reading
[edit]- “formóðir” in the Dictionary of Modern Icelandic (in Icelandic) and ISLEX (in the Nordic languages)