víðátta

Icelandic

Etymology

Compare víður (“wide”). Cognate with Norwegian Bokmål på vidotta and Norwegian Nynorsk vidåtte.

Noun

víðátta f (genitive singular víðáttu, nominative plural víðáttur)

  1. a wide expanse, wide open spaces

Declension

Declension of víðátta (feminine, based on átta)
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative víðátta víðáttan víðáttur víðátturnar
accusative víðáttu víðáttuna víðáttur víðátturnar
dative víðáttu víðáttunni víðáttum víðáttunum
genitive víðáttu víðáttunnar víðátta víðáttanna

Derived terms

References

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