þágufall

Icelandic

Etymology

From þága (“the act of receiving”) +‎ fall (“case”), the former component a nominal derivative of þiggja (“to receive”), as a word in the dative often denotes the receiver (e.g. with the verb gefa (“to give”)).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈθauːʏˌfatl/

Noun

þágufall n (genitive singular þágufalls, nominative plural þáguföll)

  1. (grammar) dative case

Declension

Declension of þágufall (neuter, based on fall)
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative þágufall þágufallið þáguföll þáguföllin
accusative þágufall þágufallið þáguföll þáguföllin
dative þágufalli þágufallinu þáguföllum þáguföllunum
genitive þágufalls þágufallsins þágufalla þágufallanna

Derived terms

  • þágufallsfrumlag (“dative subject”)
  • þágufallssýki (“dative sickness”)

Further reading

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