eignarfall
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Icelandic
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From eign (“ownership”) + fall (“case”), as the genitive often denotes ownership or belonging.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]eignarfall n (genitive singular eignarfalls, nominative plural eignarföll)
- (grammar) the genitive case
- Forsetningin ‚til' er oft notuð til að finna eignarfallið.
- The preposition 'til' is often used to find the genitive case.
Declension
[edit]Declension of eignarfall | ||||
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n-s | singular | plural | ||
indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
nominative | eignarfall | eignarfallið | eignarföll | eignarföllin |
accusative | eignarfall | eignarfallið | eignarföll | eignarföllin |
dative | eignarfalli | eignarfallinu | eignarföllum | eignarföllunum |
genitive | eignarfalls | eignarfallsins | eignarfalla | eignarfallanna |
Related terms
[edit]- nefnifall (“nominative case”)
- þágufall (“dative case”)
- þolfall (“accusative case”)