liður

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse liðr.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈlɪːðʏr/
    Rhymes: -ɪːðʏr

Noun

liður m (genitive singular liðar or liðs, nominative plural liðir)

  1. joint
  2. part, step (of a list, plan, operation, etc.)
  3. (algebra) term

Declension

Declension of liður (masculine)
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative liður liðurinn liðir liðirnir
accusative lið liðinn liði, liðu1 liðina
dative lið, liði2 liðnum liðum liðunum
genitive liðar, liðs liðarins, liðsins liða liðanna

1Archaic or literary.
2In set phrases.

References

  • Ásgeir Blöndal Magnússon (1989) Íslensk orðsifjabók, Reykjavík: Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies, →ISBN (Available at Málið.is under the “Eldri orðabækur” tab.)
  • Kristín Bjarnadóttir, editor (2002–2025), “liður”, in Beygingarlýsing íslensks nútímamáls [The Database of Modern Icelandic Inflection] (in Icelandic), Reykjavík: The Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies
  • Mörður Árnason (2019) Íslensk orðabók, 5th edition, Reykjavík: Forlagið
  • “liður” in the Dictionary of Modern Icelandic (in Icelandic) and ISLEX (in the Nordic languages)
  • “liður”, in Ritmálssafn Orðabókar Háskólans [The Written Collection of the Lexicological Institute] (in Icelandic), Reykjavík: The Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies, (Can we date this quote?)
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