Kænugarður
Icelandic
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Etymology
[edit]Composed of kæna + garður. From Old Norse Kænugarðr, which is an adaptation of Old East Slavic *Kijan(ov)ŭ gor(o)dŭ / *Kyjevŭ gor(o)dŭ, literally “Kyi’s castle”.
Proper noun
[edit]Kænugarður m (proper noun, genitive singular Kænugarðs)
Declension
[edit]| indefinite singular | |
|---|---|
| nominative | Kænugarður |
| accusative | Kænugarð |
| dative | Kænugarði |
| genitive | Kænugarðs |
Further reading
[edit]- “Kænugarður” in the Dictionary of Modern Icelandic (in Icelandic) and ISLEX (in the Nordic languages)
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- Icelandic compound terms
- Icelandic terms inherited from Old Norse
- Icelandic terms derived from Old Norse
- Icelandic terms derived from Old East Slavic
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- Icelandic masculine nouns
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