mennt
Icelandic
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Old Norse mennt (“accomplishment”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]mennt f (genitive singular menntar, nominative plural menntir)
Declension
[edit]Declension of mennt (feminine)
| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | mennt | menntin | menntir | menntirnar |
| accusative | mennt | menntina | menntir | menntirnar |
| dative | mennt | menntinni | menntum | menntunum |
| genitive | menntar | menntarinnar | mennta | menntanna |
Old Norse
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Likely a derivative of menna (“to make a man of, breed”), thus "forming a man" > "doing a thing worth commending" > "accomplishment".[1]
Noun
[edit]mennt f
Descendants
[edit]- Icelandic: mennt
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Ásgeir Blöndal Magnússon (1989) “mennt”, in Íslensk orðsifjabók, Reykjavík: Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies, →ISBN (Available at Málið.is under the “Eldri orðabækur” tab.)
Further reading
[edit]- Zoëga, Geir T. (1910) “mennt”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press; also available at the Internet Archive
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- Icelandic terms inherited from Old Norse
- Icelandic terms derived from Old Norse
- Icelandic 1-syllable words
- Icelandic terms with IPA pronunciation
- Rhymes:Icelandic/ɛn̥t
- Rhymes:Icelandic/ɛn̥t/1 syllable
- Icelandic lemmas
- Icelandic nouns
- Icelandic feminine nouns
- Old Norse lemmas
- Old Norse nouns
- Old Norse feminine nouns