-ynja
Icelandic
Etymology
Inherited from Old Norse -ynja.
Suffix
-ynja f (noun-forming suffix, genitive singular -ynju, nominative plural -ynjur)
- -ess; Added to titles of nobility to indicate that the title refers to a female.
Declension
| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | -ynja | -ynjan | -ynjur | -ynjurnar |
| accusative | -ynju | -ynjuna | -ynjur | -ynjurnar |
| dative | -ynju | -ynjunni | -ynjum | -ynjunum |
| genitive | -ynju | -ynjunnar | -ynja | -ynjanna |
Derived terms
Icelandic terms suffixed with -ynja