markvörður
Icelandic
Etymology
From mark (“goal”) + vörður (“guard”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈmar̥k.vœrðʏr/
Noun
markvörður m (genitive singular markvarðar, nominative plural markverðir)
Declension
| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | markvörður | markvörðurinn | markverðir | markverðirnir |
| accusative | markvörð | markvörðinn | markverði | markverðina |
| dative | markverði | markverðinum | markvörðum | markvörðunum |
| genitive | markvarðar | markvarðarins | markvarða | markvarðanna |
Further reading
- “markvörður” in the Dictionary of Modern Icelandic (in Icelandic) and ISLEX (in the Nordic languages)