hótfyndni

Icelandic

Etymology

From the adjective hótfyndinn (“captious, petty, fastidious”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈhouːtˌfɪntnɪ/

Noun

hótfyndni f (genitive singular hótfyndni, no plural)

1. pettiness, captiousness, pedantry

Declension

Declension of hótfyndni (sg-only feminine)

	singular
	indefinite	definite
nominative	hótfyndni	hótfyndnin
accusative	hótfyndni	hótfyndnina
dative	hótfyndni	hótfyndninni
genitive	hótfyndni	hótfyndninnar

Synonyms

• (pettiness): gikksháttur, matvendni, aðfinnslusemi