dyggð
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Icelandic[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Old Norse dygð (“virtue”) (cognate with Norwegian, Swedish dygd, Danish dyd), from Proto-Germanic *dugiþō, a variant of *dugunþō; compare English douth, German Tugend, Dutch deugd.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
dyggð f (genitive singular dyggðar, nominative plural dyggðir)
Declension[edit]
declension of dyggð
f-s2 | singular | plural | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
nominative | dyggð | dyggðin | dyggðir | dyggðirnar |
accusative | dyggð | dyggðina | dyggðir | dyggðirnar |
dative | dyggð | dyggðinni | dyggðum | dyggðunum |
genitive | dyggðar | dyggðarinnar | dyggða | dyggðanna |
References[edit]
- Icelandic Web of Science: Hvort tveggja má rita dygð og dyggð. Hvort er "réttara" og hvers vegna? (“Both dygð and dyggð are correct, but which is more correct and why?”)
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