erindi
Icelandic
Etymology
From Old Norse erendi, from Proto-Germanic *airundiją. Cognate with Danish ærinde, Swedish ärende, English errand.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɛːrɪntɪ/
Noun
erindi n (genitive singular erindis, nominative plural erindi)
- errand, business
- message
- Synonym: skilaboð
- speech, talk, lecture
- Synonyms: fyrirlestur, ræða
- (poetry) stanza, strophe
- Synonym: vísa
Declension
| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | erindi | erindið | erindi | erindin |
| accusative | erindi | erindið | erindi | erindin |
| dative | erindi | erindinu | erindum | erindunum |
| genitive | erindis | erindisins | erinda | erindanna |
Related terms
- erinda (“to run an errand”)