dauði

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse dauði, dauðr, from Proto-Germanic *dauþuz.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈtøyːðɪ/
    Rhymes: -øyːðɪ

Noun

dauði m (genitive singular dauða, no plural)

  1. death
    • Revelation 6-11 (English and Icelandic)
      Og ég sá, og sjá: Bleikur hestur, og sá er á honum sat, hann hét Dauði, og Hel var í för með honum. Þeim var gefið vald yfir fjórða hluta jarðarinnar, til þess að deyða með sverði, með hungri og drepsótt og láta menn farast fyrir villidýrum jarðarinnar.
      I looked, and there before me was a pale horse! Its rider was named Death, and Hades was following close behind him. They were given power over a fourth of the earth to kill by sword, famine and plague, and by the wild beasts of the earth.

Declension

Declension of dauði (sg-only masculine)
singular
indefinite definite
nominative dauði dauðinn
accusative dauða dauðann
dative dauða dauðanum
genitive dauða dauðans

Derived terms

See also

Old Norse

Etymology 1

Derived from Proto-Germanic *dauþuz (death).

Noun

dauði m

  1. death
Declension
Declension of dauði (weak an-stem)
masculine singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative dauði dauðinn dauðar dauðarnir
accusative dauða dauðann dauða dauðana
dative dauða dauðanum dauðum dauðunum
genitive dauða dauðans dauða dauðanna
Descendants
  • Icelandic: dauði
  • Faroese: deyði
  • Old Swedish: dø̄þe

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Adjective

dauði

  1. weak masculine nominative singular of dauðr