þolfall
IcelandicEdit
EtymologyEdit
From þol (“endurance”), because the object in the "accusative" is usually that which is subjected to a verb’s action + fall (“case”).
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
þolfall n (genitive singular þolfalls, nominative plural þolföll)
- (grammar) the accusative case
DeclensionEdit
declension 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 termsEdit
Related termsEdit
- eignarfall (“genitive case”)
- nefnifall (“nominative case”)
- þágufall (“dative case”)
Further readingEdit
- þolfall in Icelandic dictionaries at ISLEX