vorboð
Icelandic
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From vor (“spring”) + boð (“message”).
Noun
[edit]vorboð n (genitive singular vorboðs, nominative plural vorboð)
- the harbinger of spring, a sign that spring is coming; a harbinger-of-spring
Declension
[edit]Declension of vorboð (neuter, based on boð)
| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | vorboð | vorboðið | vorboð | vorboðin |
| accusative | vorboð | vorboðið | vorboð | vorboðin |
| dative | vorboði | vorboðinu | vorboðum | vorboðunum |
| genitive | vorboðs | vorboðsins | vorboða | vorboðanna |
References
[edit]- Kristín Bjarnadóttir, editor (2002–2025), “vorboð”, in Beygingarlýsing íslensks nútímamáls [The Database of Modern Icelandic Inflection] (in Icelandic), Reykjavík: The Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies