óbyggðir
Icelandic edit
Etymology edit
Plural of óbyggð (“unsettled and uncultivated area”), from ó- (“not”) + byggð (“inhabited area”).
Noun edit
óbyggðir f pl (plurale tantum)
- uninhabited and often barren wilderness
Usage notes edit
In the context of Iceland, the term refers to the barren Icelandic highlands.
The singular óbyggð (“unsettled and uncultivated area”) is sufficiently rare in modern Icelandic that this is considered a plurale tantum term.
Declension edit
declension of óbyggðir
f-s2 | plural | |
---|---|---|
indefinite | definite | |
nominative | óbyggðir | óbyggðirnar |
accusative | óbyggðir | óbyggðirnar |
dative | óbyggðum | óbyggðunum |
genitive | óbyggða | óbyggðanna |
Synonyms edit
Related terms edit
- óbyggður (“uninhabited”)
- afskekktur (“remote”)