ógæfa

Icelandic

Etymology

From ó- (“un-”) +‎ gæfa (“good luck”).

Noun

ógæfa f (genitive singular ógæfu, no plural)

1. misfortune, bad luck

Declension

declension of ógæfa

f-w1	singular
	indefinite	definite
nominative	ógæfa	ógæfan
accusative	ógæfu	ógæfuna
dative	ógæfu	ógæfunni
genitive	ógæfu	ógæfunnar

Synonyms

• óhamingja

Further reading

• “ógæfa” in the Dictionary of Modern Icelandic (in Icelandic) and ISLEX (in the Nordic languages)