andstæða

Icelandic

Etymology

and- (“anti-”) +‎ stæða (“stack”), thus "things stacked against (each other)".

Noun

andstæða f (genitive singular andstæðu, nominative plural andstæður)

  1. opposite, contrast

Declension

Declension of andstæða (feminine, based on stæða)
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative andstæða andstæðan andstæður andstæðurnar
accusative andstæðu andstæðuna andstæður andstæðurnar
dative andstæðu andstæðunni andstæðum andstæðunum
genitive andstæðu andstæðunnar andstæðna andstæðnanna

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