eignarfall

From eign (“ownership”) +‎ fall (“case”), as the genitive often denotes ownership or belonging.

• IPA^(key): /ˈeiknarˌfatl/

eignarfall n (genitive singular eignarfalls, nominative plural eignarföll)

1. (grammar) genitive case

   Forsetningin ‚til' er oft notuð til að finna eignarfallið.

   The preposition 'til' is often used to find the genitive case.

• nefnifall (“nominative case”)
• þágufall (“dative case”)
• þolfall (“accusative case”)