afsökun
Icelandic edit
Etymology edit
From afsaka (“to excuse”) + -un.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
afsökun 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 edit
declension of afsökun
| 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)