afsökun
Icelandic
editEtymology
editFrom afsaka (“to excuse”) + -un.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editafsökun f (genitive singular afsökunar, nominative plural afsakanir)
- excuse
- 2007, Rökkurró, Ringulreið:
- ég hafði enga ástæðu, ég hafði enga afsökun fyrir þungu orðunum sem ég missti út úr mér
- I had no reason, I had no excuse for the harsh words I blurted out
Declension
editDeclension of afsökun | ||||
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f-s2 | singular | plural | ||
indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
nominative | afsökun | afsökunin | afsakanir | afsakanirnar |
accusative | afsökun | afsökunina | afsakanir | afsakanirnar |
dative | afsökun | afsökuninni | afsökunum | afsökununum |
genitive | afsökunar | afsökunarinnar | afsakana | afsakananna |
Further reading
edit- “afsökun” in the Dictionary of Modern Icelandic (in Icelandic) and ISLEX (in the Nordic languages)