formóðir

Icelandic

Etymology

From for- +‎ móðir.

Noun

formóðir f (genitive singular formóður, nominative plural formæður)

1. foremother, female ancestor

   Synonym: ættmóðir

   Coordinate term: forfaðir

Declension

declension of formóðir

móðir	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	formóðir	formóðirin	formæður	formæðurnar
accusative	formóður	formóðurina	formæður	formæðurnar
dative	formóður	formóðurinni	formæðrum	formæðrunum
genitive	formóður	formóðurinnar	formæðra	formæðranna

Further reading

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