neitun
Icelandic
Etymology
Confer neita (“to deny; to refuse”) + -un.
Pronunciation
Noun
neitun f (genitive singular neitunar, nominative plural neitanir)
Declension
| Declension of neitun | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| f-s2 | singular | plural | ||
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | neitun | neitunin | neitanir | neitanirnar |
| accusative | neitun | neitunina | neitanir | neitanirnar |
| dative | neitun | neituninni | neitunum | neitununum |
| genitive | neitunar | neitunarinnar | neitana | neitananna |
Synonyms
- (refusal): synjun
Derived terms
- neitunarforskeyti
- neitunargátt (synonym ekki-gátt; a NOT gate)
- neitunarháttur
- neitunarmerki
- neitunarorð
- neitunarvald
- sameiginleg neitun (joint denial, non-disjunction, rejection)
- samneitun (joint denial, non-disjunction, rejection)
- tvöföld neitun (double negation)