undirgefni

Icelandic

Noun

undirgefni f (genitive singular undirgefni, no plural)

1. submissiveness, submission
   • Timothy 2:11-12 (English, Icelandic)

     Konan á að læra í kyrrþey, í allri undirgefni. Ekki leyfi ég konu að kenna eða taka sér vald yfir manninum, heldur á hún að vera kyrrlát.

     A woman should learn in quietness and full submission. I do not permit a woman to teach or to have authority over a man; she must be silent.

Declension

Declension of undirgefni (sg-only feminine)

	singular
	indefinite	definite
nominative	undirgefni	undirgefnin
accusative	undirgefni	undirgefnina
dative	undirgefni	undirgefninni
genitive	undirgefni	undirgefninnar

Related terms

• undirgefinn