sýnishorn
Icelandic edit
Etymology edit
From sýni (“showing, display”) + horn (“corner”), probably originally referring to a corner of fabric cut off as a sample.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
sýnishorn n (genitive singular sýnishorns, nominative plural sýnishorn)
- sample (part or small piece of something presented to show its qualities or characteristics); specimen
Declension edit
declension of sýnishorn
| n-s | singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | sýnishorn | sýnishornið | sýnishorn | sýnishornin |
| accusative | sýnishorn | sýnishornið | sýnishorn | sýnishornin |
| dative | sýnishorni | sýnishorninu | sýnishornum | sýnishornunum |
| genitive | sýnishorns | sýnishornsins | sýnishorna | sýnishornanna |