þolfall
Icelandic
Etymology
From þol (“endurance”), because the object in the "accusative" is usually that which is subjected to a verb’s action + fall (“case”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈθɔl.fatl/
Noun
þolfall n (genitive singular þolfalls, nominative plural þolföll)
- (grammar) the accusative case
Declension
Derived terms
- þolfallsfrumlag
Related terms
- eignarfall (“genitive case”)
- nefnifall (“nominative case”)
- þágufall (“dative case”)
Further reading
- “þolfall” in the Dictionary of Modern Icelandic (in Icelandic) and ISLEX (in the Nordic languages)
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