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Icelandic
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Old Norse dróttinn (“lord, leader”), from drótt (“people, tribe, nation”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]drottinn m (genitive singular drottins, nominative plural drottnar)
- lord, master, ruler
- (often capitalized) the Lord, god, Christ
- Drottinn blessi þig. ― May the Lord bless you.
Declension
[edit]declension of drottinn
m-s1 | singular | plural | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
nominative | drottinn | drottinninn | drottnar | drottnarnir |
accusative | drottin | drottininn | drottna | drottnana |
dative | drottni | drottninum | drottnum | drottnunum |
genitive | drottins | drottinsins | drottna | drottnanna |
Derived terms
[edit]- ákalla drottinn
- deyja drottni sínum
- drauja sér til drottins
- drottinhollur (“loyal to one's master”)
- drottinhollusta
- drottinhugur
- drottinillur
- drottinlegur
- drottinn allsherjar
- drottinn almáttugur
- drottinn minn
- drottinn minn dýr, drottinn minn dýri
- drottinrækt
- drottinsaftann
- drottinsdagur
- drottinsdómur
- drottinseyru
- drottinsvik (“treason”)
- drottinsvikari
- drottinsviki
- drottinvald
- drottinvandur
- drottinvilji
- dýri drottinn
- hafa dagaskipti við Drottin (mainly of haymaking: to work on the Sabbath and rest on a weekday instead)
- sofna sætt í drottni
- vegsama drottin
- þetta gerðist löngu fyrir drottins minni
See also
[edit]Categories:
- Icelandic terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- Icelandic terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *dʰrewgʰ- (serve)
- Icelandic terms derived from Old Norse
- Icelandic 2-syllable words
- Icelandic terms with IPA pronunciation
- Rhymes:Icelandic/ɔhtɪn
- Icelandic lemmas
- Icelandic nouns
- Icelandic masculine nouns
- Icelandic countable nouns
- Icelandic terms with usage examples