þversögn
Icelandic edit
Etymology edit
From þver- (“cross-”) + sögn (“tale, story; report”).
Noun edit
þversögn f (genitive singular þversagnar, nominative plural þversagnir)
- a paradox
Declension edit
declension of þversögn
| f-s2 | singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | þversögn | þversögnin | þversagnir | þversagnirnar |
| accusative | þversögn | þversögnina | þversagnir | þversagnirnar |
| dative | þversögn | þversögninni | þversögnum | þversögnunum |
| genitive | þversagnar | þversagnarinnar | þversagna | þversagnanna |
Synonyms edit
- (paradox): þverstæða
Further reading edit
- “þversögn” in the Dictionary of Modern Icelandic (in Icelandic) and ISLEX (in the Nordic languages)