fangi
Icelandic
Etymology
Borrowed from Middle Low German vangen (“captive”), a past participle of vangen, vān (“to catch”), from Old Saxon fahan.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈfauɲcɪ/
- Rhymes: -auɲcɪ
Noun
fangi m (genitive singular fanga, nominative plural fangar)
Declension
| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | fangi | fanginn | fangar | fangarnir |
| accusative | fanga | fangann | fanga | fangana |
| dative | fanga | fanganum | föngum | föngunum |
| genitive | fanga | fangans | fanga | fanganna |
Derived terms
- fanginn, ástfanginn, fangavörður
- stríðsfangi