páskafasta

Icelandic

Etymology

Compound of páskar (“Easter”, noun) +‎ fasta (“fast”, noun), literally “fasting of easter”.

Noun

páskafasta f (genitive singular páskaföstu, nominative plural páskaföstur)

  1. (religion) a fasting of seven weeks during Easter
    Synonyms: langafasta (f), sjöviknafasta (f)

Declension

Declension of páskafasta (feminine, based on fasta)
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative páskafasta páskafastan páskaföstur páskafösturnar
accusative páskaföstu páskaföstuna páskaföstur páskafösturnar
dative páskaföstu páskaföstunni páskaföstum páskaföstunum
genitive páskaföstu páskaföstunnar páskafastna, páskafasta páskafastnanna, páskafastanna

References

  • Kristín Bjarnadóttir, editor (2002–2025), “páskafasta”, 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
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