þolmynd

Icelandic

Examples
Germynd ― active voice Maðurinn klæðir barnið. ― The man dresses the child. Miðmynd ― middle voice Maðurinn klæðist. ― The man gets dressed. Þolmynd ― passive voice Maðurinn er klæddur. ― The man is dressed by someone.

Etymology

From þola (“to withstand, to bear; to tolerate, to put up with”) +‎ mynd (“grammatical voice”).

Noun

þolmynd f (genitive singular þolmyndar, nominative plural þolmyndir)

1. (grammar) passive voice (abbreviated as þolm. or þm.)

Derived terms

• hefðbundin þolmynd
• nýja þolmyndin

Related terms

• þolandi