martröð

Icelandic

Etymology

From mara +‎ tröð.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmar̥.tʰrœːð/

Noun

martröð f (genitive singular martraðar, nominative plural martraðir)

  1. nightmare
    Fjögurra ára sonur minn fékk martröð um jólaköttinn.
    My four-year-old son had a nightmare about the jólaköttur (“Yule cat”).
  2. (figuratively) any bad, miserable, difficult or terrifying situation or experience that arouses severe anxiety, terror or agony

Declension

Declension of martröð (feminine)
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative martröð martröðin martraðir martraðirnar
accusative martröð martröðina martraðir martraðirnar
dative martröð martröðinni martröðum martröðunum
genitive martraðar martraðarinnar martraða martraðanna

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