fenómen

Icelandic

Etymology

From Danish fænomen, from Ancient Greek φαινόμενον (phainómenon), neuter present passive participle of φαίνω (phaínō, “I show”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfɛːnou(ː)(ˌ)mɛːn/
• Rhymes: -ɛːn

Noun

fenómen n (genitive singular fenómens, nominative plural fenómen)

1. (informal) something phenomenal (i.e. very remarkable); phenomenon

Declension

declension of fenómen

n-s	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	fenómen	fenómenið	fenómen	fenómenin
accusative	fenómen	fenómenið	fenómen	fenómenin
dative	fenómeni	fenómeninu	fenómenum	fenómenunum
genitive	fenómens	fenómensins	fenómena	fenómenanna