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Icelandic

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Etymology

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From Old Norse , related to dýja (to shake, tremble), from Proto-Germanic *dūjan- (to tremble), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰewh₂- (smoke, mist). Cognate with Faroese dýggj, Swedish dy, Danish dynd.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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 n (genitive singular dýs, nominative plural )

  1. bog, quagmire

Declension

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    Declension of
n-s singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative dýið dýin
accusative dýið dýin
dative dýi dýinu dýjum dýjunum
genitive dýs dýsins dýja dýjanna