vísdómur

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse vísdómr, from Proto-Germanic *wīsadōmaz. Equivalent to vís +‎ -dómur. Cognate with Swedish visdom, English wisdom and German Weistum.

Noun

vísdómur m (genitive singular vísdóms, no plural)

  1. wisdom

Declension

Declension of vísdómur (sg-only masculine, based on -dómur)
singular
indefinite definite
nominative vísdómur vísdómurinn
accusative vísdóm vísdóminn
dative vísdómi vísdómnum, vísdóminum
genitive vísdóms vísdómsins

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