samúðarkveðja
Icelandic edit
Etymology edit
From samúð (“sympathy”) + kveðja (“regards”).
Noun edit
samúðarkveðja f
- condolences (comfort, support, or sympathy offered especially to the family and friends of somebody who has died)
- Innilegar samúðarkveðjur. ― My deepest condolences.
Usage notes edit
Practically always used in the plural.
Declension edit
declension of samúðarkveðja
| f-w1 | singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | samúðarkveðja | samúðarkveðjan | samúðarkveðjur | samúðarkveðjurnar |
| accusative | samúðarkveðju | samúðarkveðjuna | samúðarkveðjur | samúðarkveðjurnar |
| dative | samúðarkveðju | samúðarkveðjunni | samúðarkveðjum | samúðarkveðjunum |
| genitive | samúðarkveðju | samúðarkveðjunnar | samúðarkveðja | samúðarkveðjanna |