þolmynd

Icelandic

Examples

Germynd ― active voice

Maðurinn klæðir barnið. ― The man dresses the child.

Miðmynd ― middle voice

Maðurinn klæðist. ― The man gets dressed.

Þolmynd ― passive voice

Maðurinn er klæddur. ― The man is dressed by someone.

Etymology

From þola (“to withstand, to bear; to tolerate, to put up with”) +‎ mynd (“grammatical voice”).

Noun

þolmynd f (genitive singular þolmyndar, nominative plural þolmyndir)

  1. (grammar) passive voice (abbreviated as þolm. or þm.)

Declension

Declension of þolmynd (feminine, based on mynd)
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative þolmynd þolmyndin þolmyndir þolmyndirnar
accusative þolmynd þolmyndina þolmyndir þolmyndirnar
dative þolmynd þolmyndinni þolmyndum þolmyndunum
genitive þolmyndar þolmyndarinnar þolmynda þolmyndanna

Derived terms

  • hefðbundin þolmynd
  • nýja þolmyndin

References

  • Kristín Bjarnadóttir, editor (2002–2025), “þolmynd”, in Beygingarlýsing íslensks nútímamáls [The Database of Modern Icelandic Inflection] (in Icelandic), Reykjavík: The Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies
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