kyrrþeyr

Icelandic

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈcʰɪr.θeiːr/

Noun

kyrrþeyr m (genitive singular kyrrþeys, no plural)

1. silence, quietness
   • Timothy 2:11-12 (English, Icelandic)

     Konan á að læra í kyrrþey, í allri undirgefni. Ekki leyfi ég konu að kenna eða taka sér vald yfir manninum, heldur á hún að vera kyrrlát.

     A woman should learn in quietness and full submission. I do not permit a woman to teach or to have authority over a man; she must be silent.

Declension

Declension of kyrrþeyr (sg-only masculine)

	singular
	indefinite	definite
nominative	kyrrþeyr	kyrrþeyrinn
accusative	kyrrþey	kyrrþeyinn
dative	kyrrþey	kyrrþeynum
genitive	kyrrþeys	kyrrþeysins

Derived terms

• í kyrrþey (“inconspicuously, quietly”)