lexía

See also: lexia

Icelandic

Alternative forms
  • lektía (obsolete)

Etymology

Ultimately from Latin lēctiō (“reading”), from Latin legō (“gather, collect; read”), from Proto-Indo-European *leǵ- (“to gather”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈlɛxsi(ː)ja/
  • IPA(key): /ˈlɛksi(ː)ja/

Noun

lexía f (genitive singular lexíu, nominative plural lexíur)

  1. lesson (learning material, learning task)
  2. lesson (something learned)
  3. lesson (something that serves to teach one something or as a warning)
  4. (Christianity) the reading from the Old Testament during a mass or other church service; lesson

Declension
declension of lexía
f-w1 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative lexía lexían lexíur lexíurnar
accusative lexíu lexíuna lexíur lexíurnar
dative lexíu lexíunni lexíum lexíunum
genitive lexíu lexíunnar lexía lexíanna

Coordinate terms

(Old Testament reading): pistill, guðspjall

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