viðhald

Icelandic

Etymology

From halda við (“to maintain; to have as a lover”).

Noun

viðhald n (genitive singular viðhalds, nominative plural viðhöld)

1. maintenance
2. someone that a married person is having an affair with; a lover; a mistress

   Synonyms: ástkona, ástmaður, frilla, hjákona

Declension

Declension of viðhald (neuter, based on hald)

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	viðhald	viðhaldið	viðhöld	viðhöldin
accusative	viðhald	viðhaldið	viðhöld	viðhöldin
dative	viðhaldi	viðhaldinu	viðhöldum	viðhöldunum
genitive	viðhalds	viðhaldsins	viðhalda	viðhaldanna

Related terms

• viðhalda (“to maintain”)
• framhjáhald, elskhugi