þágufall

Icelandic

Etymology

From þága (“the act of receiving”) +‎ fall (“case”), the former component a nominal derivative of þiggja (“to receive”), as a word in the dative often denotes the receiver (e.g. with the verb gefa (“to give”)).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈθauːʏˌfatl/

Noun

þágufall n (genitive singular þágufalls, nominative plural þáguföll)

1. (grammar) dative case

Declension

Declension of þágufall (neuter, based on fall)

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	þágufall	þágufallið	þáguföll	þáguföllin
accusative	þágufall	þágufallið	þáguföll	þáguföllin
dative	þágufalli	þágufallinu	þáguföllum	þáguföllunum
genitive	þágufalls	þágufallsins	þágufalla	þágufallanna

Derived terms

• þágufallsfrumlag (“dative subject”)
• þágufallssýki (“dative sickness”)

Related terms

• eignarfall (“genitive case”)
• nefnifall (“nominative case”)
• þolfall (“accusative case”)

Further reading

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