vantrú

See also: vantru

Icelandic

Etymology

From van- (“too little, lacking in, short of”) +‎ trú (“religion, believe; faith”), from Old Norse vantrú. Cognates with Danish vantro.

Noun

vantrú f (genitive singular vantrúar, no plural)

  1. disbelief, a lack of faith
    Antonym: trúgirni
  2. no confidence, a lack of confidence
    Ég hef vantrú á þessu.
    I have no confidence in this.

Declension

Declension of vantrú (sg-only feminine, based on trú)
singular
indefinite definite
nominative vantrú vantrúin
accusative vantrú vantrúna
dative vantrú vantrúnni
genitive vantrúar vantrúarinnar

Synonyms

Derived terms

  • meðferðarvantrú (“nihilism, therapeutic nihilism”)
  • vantrúa
  • vantrúaður
  • vantrúaralda
  • vantrúarauga
  • vantrúarblandinn
  • vantrúarbros
  • vantrúarfullur
  • vantrúarglott
  • vantrúarhreimur
  • vantrúarmaður
  • vantrúarseggur
  • vantrúarsvipur
  • vantrúnaður

References

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