kynslóð
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Icelandic[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Old Norse kynslóð, from kyn (“kindred, race”) + slóð (“trail”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
kynslóð f (genitive singular kynslóðar, nominative plural kynslóðir)
- (obsolete, collective) descendants, lineage; generation (in that obsolete sense)
- generation (single step in the succession of natural descent)
- generation (specific age range in which each person can relate culturally to the others)
- generation (set stage in the development of a specific technology)
Declension[edit]
declension of kynslóð
| f-s2 | singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | kynslóð | kynslóðin | kynslóðir | kynslóðirnar |
| accusative | kynslóð | kynslóðina | kynslóðir | kynslóðirnar |
| dative | kynslóð | kynslóðinni | kynslóðum | kynslóðunum |
| genitive | kynslóðar | kynslóðarinnar | kynslóða | kynslóðanna |