barnabarnabarn

Icelandic

Etymology

Literally "children's children's child", from barn +‎ barn +‎ barn. Compare Swedish barnbarnsbarn (“great-grandchild”).

Noun

barnabarnabarn n (genitive singular barnabarnabarns, nominative plural barnabarnabörn)

1. great-grandchild

Declension

declension of barnabarnabarn

n-s	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	barnabarnabarn	barnabarnabarnið	barnabarnabörn	barnabarnabörnin
accusative	barnabarnabarn	barnabarnabarnið	barnabarnabörn	barnabarnabörnin
dative	barnabarnabarni	barnabarnabarninu	barnabarnabörnum	barnabarnabörnunum
genitive	barnabarnabarns	barnabarnabarnsins	barnabarnabarna	barnabarnabarnanna

Further reading

• “barnabarnabarn” in the Dictionary of Modern Icelandic (in Icelandic) and ISLEX (in the Nordic languages)