niðurlæging
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Icelandic
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From niðurlægja (“to humiliate”) + -ing (“-ing”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]niðurlæging f (genitive singular niðurlægingar, nominative plural niðurlægingar)
Declension
[edit]| Declension of niðurlæging | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| f-s1 | singular | plural | ||
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | niðurlæging | niðurlægingin | niðurlægingar | niðurlægingarnar |
| accusative | niðurlægingu | niðurlæginguna | niðurlægingar | niðurlægingarnar |
| dative | niðurlægingu | niðurlægingunni | niðurlægingum | niðurlægingunum |
| genitive | niðurlægingar | niðurlægingarinnar | niðurlæginga | niðurlæginganna |
Synonyms
[edit]- (humiliation): auðmýking, lítillækkun
Further reading
[edit]- “niðurlæging” in the Dictionary of Modern Icelandic (in Icelandic) and ISLEX (in the Nordic languages)