hótfyndni

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Icelandic[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From the adjective hótfyndinn (“captious, petty, fastidious”).

Pronunciation[edit]

IPA^(key): /ˈhouːtˌfɪntnɪ/

Noun[edit]

hótfyndni f (genitive singular hótfyndni, no plural)

pettiness, captiousness, pedantry

Declension[edit]

declension of hótfyndni

	indefinite	definite
f-w2	singular
nominative	hótfyndni	hótfyndnin
accusative	hótfyndni	hótfyndnina
dative	hótfyndni	hótfyndninni
genitive	hótfyndni	hótfyndninnar

Synonyms[edit]

(pettiness): gikksháttur, matvendni, aðfinnslusemi

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