þágufall

Icelandic

Etymology

From þága (“the act of receiving”) + fall (“case”), as a word in the dative often denotes the receiver (e.g. with the verb gefa (“to give”)).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈθauːʏˌfatl/

Noun

þágufall n (genitive singular þágufalls, nominative plural þáguföll)

1. (grammar) the dative case

Declension

declension of þágufall

n-s	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	þágufall	þágufallið	þáguföll	þáguföllin
accusative	þágufall	þágufallið	þáguföll	þáguföllin
dative	þágufalli	þágufallinu	þáguföllum	þáguföllunum
genitive	þágufalls	þágufallsins	þágufalla	þágufallanna

Derived terms

• þágufallsfrumlag (“dative subject”)
• þágufallssýki (“dative sickness”)

Related terms

• eignarfall (“genitive case”)
• nefnifall (“nominative case”)
• þolfall (“accusative case”)

Further reading

• “þágufall” in the Dictionary of Modern Icelandic (in Icelandic) and ISLEX (in the Nordic languages)