forliður

Icelandic

Etymology

From for- (“pre-”) +‎ liður (“item, term, component, element”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈfɔr.lɪːðʏr/

Noun

forliður m (genitive singular forliðar or forliðs, nominative plural forliðir)

  1. the combining form, the first element of a compound word (abbreviation forl.)
  2. (prosody) a short unstressed word in the beginning of a line of poem

Declension

Declension of forliður (masculine, based on liður)
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative forliður forliðurinn forliðir forliðirnir
accusative forlið forliðinn forliði forliðina
dative forlið, forliði1 forliðnum forliðum forliðunum
genitive forliðar, forliðs forliðarins, forliðsins forliða forliðanna

1In set phrases.

See also

  • orðliður
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