niðji
Appearance
Icelandic
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Old Norse niðr (“a son; any kinsman; a descendant”), whence niðjungr (“a son, a relative”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]niðji m (genitive singular niðja, nominative plural niðjar)
Declension
[edit]Derived terms
[edit]- niðjar (“issue, progeny”)
- niðjatal
- ættmenni að niðjatali (“relatives in the descending line”)