ævintýri

Icelandic

Alternative forms

  • æfintýri (alternative spelling)
  • ævintýr, æfintýr

Etymology

From Late Latin adventūra (“adventure”), via Middle Low German êventü̂re.[1]

Noun

ævintýri n (genitive singular ævintýris, nominative plural ævintýri)

  1. adventure
  2. fairy tale

Declension

Declension of ævintýri (neuter)
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative ævintýri ævintýrið ævintýri ævintýrin
accusative ævintýri ævintýrið ævintýri ævintýrin
dative ævintýri ævintýrinu ævintýrum ævintýrunum
genitive ævintýris ævintýrisins ævintýra ævintýranna

References

  1. ^ Ásgeir Blöndal Magnússon (1989) “ævintýri”, in Íslensk orðsifjabók, Reykjavík: Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies, →ISBN (Available at Málið.is under the “Eldri orðabækur” tab.)

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