hrygna

Icelandic

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈr̥ɪkna/
• Rhymes: -ɪkna

Etymology 1

Noun

hrygna f (genitive singular hrygnu, nominative plural hrygnur)

1. spawner (female fish that is ready to spawn)

   Coordinate term: hængur

Declension

Declension of hrygna (feminine)

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	hrygna	hrygnan	hrygnur	hrygnurnar
accusative	hrygnu	hrygnuna	hrygnur	hrygnurnar
dative	hrygnu	hrygnunni	hrygnum	hrygnunum
genitive	hrygnu	hrygnunnar	hrygna	hrygnanna

Related terms

• hrogn (“roe”)

Etymology 2

Verb

hrygna (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative hrygndi, supine hrygnt)

1. (intransitive) to spawn

Conjugation

hrygna — active voice (germynd)

infinitive (nafnháttur)		að hrygna
supine (sagnbót)		hrygnt
present participle (lýsingarháttur nútíðar)		hrygnandi
	indicative (framsöguháttur)			subjunctive (viðtengingarháttur)
present (nútíð)	ég hrygni	við hrygnum	present (nútíð)	ég hrygni	við hrygnum
	þú hrygnir	þið hrygnið		þú hrygnir	þið hrygnið
	hann, hún, það hrygnir	þeir, þær, þau hrygna		hann, hún, það hrygni	þeir, þær, þau hrygni
past (þátíð)	ég hrygndi	við hrygndum	past (þátíð)	ég hrygndi	við hrygndum
	þú hrygndir	þið hrygnduð		þú hrygndir	þið hrygnduð
	hann, hún, það hrygndi	þeir, þær, þau hrygndu		hann, hún, það hrygndi	þeir, þær, þau hrygndu
imperative (boðháttur)	hrygn (þú)	hrygnið (þið)
	Forms with appended personal pronoun
	hrygndu	hrygniði *
* Spoken form, usually not written; in writing, the unappended plural form (optionally followed by the full pronoun) is preferred.

hrygndur — past participle (lýsingarháttur þátíðar)

strong declension (sterk beyging)	singular (eintala)				plural (fleirtala)
	masculine (karlkyn)	feminine (kvenkyn)	neuter (hvorugkyn)		masculine (karlkyn)	feminine (kvenkyn)	neuter (hvorugkyn)
nominative (nefnifall)	hrygndur	hrygnd	hrygnt		hrygndir	hrygndar	hrygnd
accusative (þolfall)	hrygndan	hrygnda	hrygnt		hrygnda	hrygndar	hrygnd
dative (þágufall)	hrygndum	hrygndri	hrygndu		hrygndum	hrygndum	hrygndum
genitive (eignarfall)	hrygnds	hrygndrar	hrygnds		hrygndra	hrygndra	hrygndra
weak declension (veik beyging)	singular (eintala)				plural (fleirtala)
	masculine (karlkyn)	feminine (kvenkyn)	neuter (hvorugkyn)		masculine (karlkyn)	feminine (kvenkyn)	neuter (hvorugkyn)
nominative (nefnifall)	hrygndi	hrygnda	hrygnda		hrygndu	hrygndu	hrygndu
accusative (þolfall)	hrygnda	hrygndu	hrygnda		hrygndu	hrygndu	hrygndu
dative (þágufall)	hrygnda	hrygndu	hrygnda		hrygndu	hrygndu	hrygndu
genitive (eignarfall)	hrygnda	hrygndu	hrygnda		hrygndu	hrygndu	hrygndu

Derived terms

• hrygning (“spawning”)