naðra

See also: nadra and nädra

Icelandic

Alternative forms

• naður

Etymology

From Old Norse naðra, from Proto-Germanic *nadrǭ. Cognate to Swedish nädra (“slowworm”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈnaðra/

  Rhymes: -aðra

Noun

naðra f (genitive singular nöðru, nominative plural nöðrur)

1. adder, viper

Declension

Declension of naðra (feminine)

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	naðra	naðran	nöðrur	nöðrurnar
accusative	nöðru	nöðruna	nöðrur	nöðrurnar
dative	nöðru	nöðrunni	nöðrum	nöðrunum
genitive	nöðru	nöðrunnar	naðra	naðranna

Derived terms

• eiturnaðra
• skellinaðra

See also

• höggormur
• slanga
• snákur

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *nadrǭ.

Noun

naðra f (genitive nǫðru, plural nǫðrur)

1. snake, adder, viper

   Synonym: naðr

Declension

Declension of naðra (weak ōn-stem)

feminine	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	naðra	naðran	nǫðrur	nǫðrurnar
accusative	nǫðru	nǫðruna	nǫðrur	nǫðrurnar
dative	nǫðru	nǫðrunni	nǫðrum	nǫðrunum
genitive	nǫðru	nǫðrunnar	naðrna	naðrnanna

Descendants

• Icelandic: naðra
• Swedish: nädra