afturbeygt fornafn

Icelandic

Etymology

From afturbeygt neuter of afturbeygður (“reflexive”) and fornafn (“a pronoun”).

Noun

afturbeygt fornafn n (genitive singular afturbeygðs fornafns, nominative plural afturbeygð fornöfn)

1. (grammar) reflexive pronoun, reflexive (the word sig (“oneself”))

   Í íslensku fyrirfinnst afturbeygða fornafnið ekki í nefnifalli.

   In Icelandic, the reflexive pronoun doesn't exist in the nominative case.

Derived terms

• afturbeygt eignarfornafn