mennt

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse mennt (“accomplishment”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mɛn̥t/
• Rhymes: -ɛn̥t

Noun

mennt f (genitive singular menntar, nominative plural menntir)

1. skill, craft

   Synonyms: kunnátta, færni

2. education

   Synonym: menntun

Declension

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

Etymology

Likely a derivative of menna (“to make a man of, breed”), thus "forming a man" > "doing a thing worth commending" > "accomplishment".

Noun

mennt f

1. accomplishment

Descendants

• Icelandic: mennt

See also

• kunnandi

Further reading

• Zoëga, Geir T. (1910) “mennt”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press; also available at the Internet Archive