eignarfall

Icelandic

Etymology

From eign (“ownership”) + fall (“case”), as the genitive often denotes ownership or belonging.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈeiknarˌfatl/

Noun

eignarfall n (genitive singular eignarfalls, nominative plural eignarföll)

1. (grammar) the genitive case

   Forsetningin ‚til' er oft notuð til að finna eignarfallið.

   The preposition 'til' is often used to find the genitive case.

Related terms

• nefnifall (“nominative case”)
• þágufall (“dative case”)
• þolfall (“accusative case”)