afmæli
Icelandic
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Etymology
[edit]af (“from, off”) + mæla (“to measure”) + -i n (abstract noun suffix).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]afmæli n (genitive singular afmælis, nominative plural afmæli)
- birthday (the anniversary of the day on which someone is born)
- Antonym: ártíð f
- Veistu hver átti afmæli í dag?
- Do you know whose birthday it was today?
- (informal) birthday party, birthday celebration
- Synonym: afmælisveisla
- anniversary (e.g. of the founding of an organization, or of a significant event)
Declension
[edit]| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | afmæli | afmælið | afmæli | afmælin |
| accusative | afmæli | afmælið | afmæli | afmælin |
| dative | afmæli | afmælinu | afmælum | afmælunum |
| genitive | afmælis | afmælisins | afmæla | afmælanna |