þolfall
Icelandic
editEtymology
editFrom þol (“endurance”), because the object in the "accusative" is usually that which is subjected to a verb’s action + fall (“case”).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editþolfall n (genitive singular þolfalls, nominative plural þolföll)
- (grammar) the accusative case
Declension
editdeclension of þolfall
n-s | singular | plural | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
nominative | þolfall | þolfallið | þolföll | þolföllin |
accusative | þolfall | þolfallið | þolföll | þolföllin |
dative | þolfalli | þolfallinu | þolföllum | þolföllunum |
genitive | þolfalls | þolfallsins | þolfalla | þolfallanna |
Derived terms
editRelated terms
edit- eignarfall (“genitive case”)
- nefnifall (“nominative case”)
- þágufall (“dative case”)
Further reading
edit- “þolfall” in the Dictionary of Modern Icelandic (in Icelandic) and ISLEX (in the Nordic languages)