kosning

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse kosning, related to kjósa (“elect, choose”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈkʰɔstniŋk/
    Rhymes: -ɔstniŋk

Noun

kosning f (genitive singular kosningar, nominative plural kosningar)

  1. (often plural only) election

Declension
declension of kosning
f-s1 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative kosning kosningin kosningar kosningarnar
accusative kosningu kosninguna kosningar kosningarnar
dative kosningu kosningunni kosningum kosningunum
genitive kosningar kosningarinnar kosninga kosninganna

Old Norse

Alternative forms

Etymology

From kjósa (“choose”). +‎ -ing.

Noun

kosning f (genitive kosningar, dative kosningu)

  1. election

Declension
  Declension of kosning (strong ō-stem)
feminine singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative kosning kosningin kosningar kosningarnar
accusative kosning kosningina kosningar kosningarnar
dative kosningu kosningunni kosningum kosningunum
genitive kosningar kosningarinnar kosninga kosninganna

References
  • “kosning”, in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press
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