martröð
Icelandic edit
Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
martröð f (genitive singular martraðar, nominative plural martraðir)
- nightmare
- Fjögurra ára sonur minn fékk martröð um jólaköttinn.
- My four-year-old son had a nightmare about the Yule cat.
- (figuratively) Any bad, miserable, difficult or terrifying situation or experience that arouses severe anxiety, terror or agony.
Declension edit
declension of martröð
| f-s2 | singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | martröð | martröðin | martraðir | martraðirnar |
| accusative | martröð | martröðina | martraðir | martraðirnar |
| dative | martröð | martröðinni | martröðum | martröðunum |
| genitive | martraðar | martraðarinnar | martraða | martraðanna |
Further reading edit
- “martröð” in the Dictionary of Modern Icelandic (in Icelandic) and ISLEX (in the Nordic languages)