önd
Icelandic
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /œnt/
- Rhymes: -œnt
Etymology 1
Inherited from Old Norse ǫnd, from Proto-Germanic *anadz (“duck, ennet”).
Noun
önd f (genitive singular andar, nominative plural endur or (very rare) andir)
Declension
| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | önd | öndin | endur, andir1 | endurnar, andirnar1 |
| accusative | önd | öndina | endur, andir1 | endurnar, andirnar1 |
| dative | önd | öndinni | öndum | öndunum |
| genitive | andar | andarinnar | anda | andanna |
1Very rare.
Derived terms
duck
- andabrauð
- andarsteggur
- Andrés Önd
Etymology 2
Noun
önd f (genitive singular andar, nominative plural andir)
- breath
- Synonym: andardráttur
- soul
- Synonym: sál
Declension
| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | önd | öndin | andir | andirnar |
| accusative | önd | öndina | andir | andirnar |
| dative | önd | öndinni | öndum | öndunum |
| genitive | andar | andarinnar | anda | andanna |
Derived terms
- varpa öndinni
- varpa öndinni léttar
- standa á öndinni
Related terms
Etymology 3
Noun
önd f (genitive singular andar, nominative plural andir)
- vestibule (passage or room between the outer door and the interior of a building)
- Synonyms: anddyri, fordyri
- (anatomy) vestibule (body cavity), especially the vestibule of the ear
Declension
| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | önd | öndin | andir | andirnar |
| accusative | önd | öndina | andir | andirnar |
| dative | önd | öndinni | öndum | öndunum |
| genitive | andar | andarinnar | anda | andanna |
Derived terms
- leggangaönd (“vestibule of the vagina”)
Further reading
- Ásgeir Blöndal Magnússon (1989) “önd”, in Íslensk orðsifjabók, Reykjavík: Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies, →ISBN (Available at Málið.is under the “Eldri orðabækur” tab.)