martröð

Icelandic

Etymology

From mara +‎ tröð.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmar̥.tʰrœːð/

Noun

martröð f (genitive singular martraðar, nominative plural martraðir)

1. nightmare

   Fjögurra ára sonur minn fékk martröð um jólaköttinn.

   My four-year-old son had a nightmare about the Yule cat.

2. (figuratively) Any bad, miserable, difficult or terrifying situation or experience that arouses severe anxiety, terror or agony.

Declension

declension of martröð

f-s2	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	martröð	martröðin	martraðir	martraðirnar
accusative	martröð	martröðina	martraðir	martraðirnar
dative	martröð	martröðinni	martröðum	martröðunum
genitive	martraðar	martraðarinnar	martraða	martraðanna

Further reading

• “martröð” in the Dictionary of Modern Icelandic (in Icelandic) and ISLEX (in the Nordic languages)