önd

See also: ond and ǫnd

Icelandic

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /œnt/

  Rhymes: -œnt

Etymology 1

Inherited from Old Norse ǫnd, from Proto-Germanic *anadz (“duck, ennet”).

Noun

önd f (genitive singular andar, nominative plural endur or (very rare) andir)

1. duck

Declension

Declension of önd (feminine)

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	önd	öndin	endur, andir1	endurnar, andirnar1
accusative	önd	öndina	endur, andir1	endurnar, andirnar1
dative	önd	öndinni	öndum	öndunum
genitive	andar	andarinnar	anda	andanna

¹Very rare.

Derived terms

duck

• andabrauð
• andarsteggur
• Andrés Önd

Etymology 2

Inherited from Old Norse ǫnd.

Noun

önd f (genitive singular andar, nominative plural andir)

1. breath

   Synonym: andardráttur

2. soul

   Synonym: sál

Declension

Declension of önd (feminine)

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	önd	öndin	andir	andirnar
accusative	önd	öndina	andir	andirnar
dative	önd	öndinni	öndum	öndunum
genitive	andar	andarinnar	anda	andanna

Derived terms

• varpa öndinni
• varpa öndinni léttar
• standa á öndinni

Related terms

• anda
• andi

Etymology 3

Inherited from Old Norse ǫnd.

Noun

önd f (genitive singular andar, nominative plural andir)

1. vestibule (passage or room between the outer door and the interior of a building)

   Synonyms: anddyri, fordyri

2. (anatomy) vestibule (body cavity), especially the vestibule of the ear

Declension

Declension of önd (feminine)

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	önd	öndin	andir	andirnar
accusative	önd	öndina	andir	andirnar
dative	önd	öndinni	öndum	öndunum
genitive	andar	andarinnar	anda	andanna

Derived terms

• leggangaönd (“vestibule of the vagina”)

Further reading

• Ásgeir Blöndal Magnússon (1989), “önd”, in Íslensk orðsifjabók, Reykjavík: Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies, →ISBN (Available at Málið.is under the “Eldri orðabækur” tab.)