tíðindi

Faroese

Etymology

From Old Norse tíðindi.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈtʰʊiːjɪntɪ/

Noun

tíðindi n pl (plurale tantum, genitive plural tíðinda)

  1. news, tidings

Declension

n26 plural
indefinite definite
nominative tíðindi, tíðindir tíðindini
accusative tíðindi, tíðindir tíðindini
dative tíðindum tíðindunum
genitive tíðinda tíðindanna

Derived terms

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse tíðindi.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈtʰiːðɪntɪ/

Noun

tíðindi n pl (plural only, genitive plural tíðinda)

  1. news
  2. tidings

Declension

Declension of tíðindi (pl-only neuter)
plural
indefinite definite
nominative tíðindi tíðindin
accusative tíðindi tíðindin
dative tíðindum tíðindunum
genitive tíðinda tíðindanna

References

  • Kristín Bjarnadóttir, editor (2002–2025), “tíðindi”, in Beygingarlýsing íslensks nútímamáls [The Database of Modern Icelandic Inflection] (in Icelandic), Reykjavík: The Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies

Old Norse

Alternative forms

  • tíðendi

Etymology

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Noun

tíðindi n pl

  1. tidings, news, events

Descendants

  • Icelandic: tíðindi n pl
  • Faroese: tíðindi n pl
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: tidend f
  • Old Swedish: tiþandi, tidhande, tidhinde, tidhende, tidende n (usually in pl)
    • Swedish: tidende c (rarely in sg)
  • Old Danish: tidinde, tinde, tidhande
    • Danish: tidende c
      • Norwegian Bokmål: tidende m
  • Gutnish: täiendar f pl
  • Finland lects: tidand, tidan n