dögg
Icelandic
Etymology
From Old Norse dǫgg (“dew”), from Proto-Germanic *dawwō (“dew, moisture”), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰewh₂- (“smoke, haze”). Cognate with Danish dug (“dew”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /tœkː/
- Rhymes: -œkː
Noun
dögg f (genitive singular daggar or (archaic/obsolete) döggvar, nominative plural daggir or (archaic/obsolete) döggvar)
Declension
| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | dögg | döggin | daggir, döggvar1 | daggirnar, döggvarnar1 |
| accusative | dögg | döggina | daggir, döggvar1 | daggirnar, döggvarnar1 |
| dative | dögg | dögginni | döggum, döggvum1 | döggunum, döggvunum1 |
| genitive | daggar, döggvar1 | daggarinnar, döggvarinnar1 | dagga, döggva1 | dagganna, döggvanna1 |
1Archaic/obsolete.
Derived terms
- daggarmark (“dew point”)
- hunangsdögg (“honey dew”)
References
- Ásgeir Blöndal Magnússon (1989) Íslensk orðsifjabók, Reykjavík: Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies, →ISBN (Available at Málið.is under the “Eldri orðabækur” tab.)
- Kristín Bjarnadóttir, editor (2002–2025), “dögg”, in Beygingarlýsing íslensks nútímamáls [The Database of Modern Icelandic Inflection] (in Icelandic), Reykjavík: The Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies
- Mörður Árnason (2019) Íslensk orðabók, 5th edition, Reykjavík: Forlagið
- “dögg” in the Dictionary of Modern Icelandic (in Icelandic) and ISLEX (in the Nordic languages)
- “dögg”, in Ritmálssafn Orðabókar Háskólans [The Written Collection of the Lexicological Institute] (in Icelandic), Reykjavík: The Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies, (Can we date this quote?)