þolfall

Icelandic

Etymology

From þol (“endurance”), because the object in the "accusative" is usually that which is subjected to a verb’s action + fall (“case”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈθɔl.fatl/

Noun

þolfall n (genitive singular þolfalls, nominative plural þolföll)

1. (grammar) the accusative case

Declension

declension of þolfall

n-s	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	þolfall	þolfallið	þolföll	þolföllin
accusative	þolfall	þolfallið	þolföll	þolföllin
dative	þolfalli	þolfallinu	þolföllum	þolföllunum
genitive	þolfalls	þolfallsins	þolfalla	þolfallanna

Derived terms

• þolfallsfrumlag

Related terms

• eignarfall (“genitive case”)
• nefnifall (“nominative case”)
• þágufall (“dative case”)

Further reading

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