þágufall

Icelandic

Etymology

From þága (“the act of receiving”) + fall (“case”), as a word in the dative often denotes the receiver (e.g. with the verb gefa (“to give”)).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈθauːʏˌfatl/

Noun

þágufall n (genitive singular þágufalls, nominative plural þáguföll)

  1. (grammar) the dative case

Declension
declension of þágufall
n-s singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative þágufall þágufallið þáguföll þáguföllin
accusative þágufall þágufallið þáguföll þáguföllin
dative þágufalli þágufallinu þáguföllum þáguföllunum
genitive þágufalls þágufallsins þágufalla þágufallanna

Derived terms
  • þágufallsfrumlag (“dative subject”)
  • þágufallssýki (“dative sickness”)

Further reading
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