þolfall
Icelandic
Etymology
From þol (“endurance”) + fall (“case”), because the object in the "accusative" is usually that which is subjected to a verb’s action.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈθɔl.fatl/
Noun
þolfall n (genitive singular þolfalls, nominative plural þolföll)
Declension
| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | þolfall | þolfallið | þolföll | þolföllin |
| accusative | þolfall | þolfallið | þolföll | þolföllin |
| dative | þolfalli | þolfallinu | þolföllum | þolföllunum |
| genitive | þolfalls | þolfallsins | þolfalla | þolfallanna |
Derived terms
- þolfallsfrumlag
Related terms
- eignarfall (“genitive case”)
- nefnifall (“nominative case”)
- þágufall (“dative case”)
Further reading
- “þolfall” in the Dictionary of Modern Icelandic (in Icelandic) and ISLEX (in the Nordic languages)