hneigð

Icelandic

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *hnaigiþō.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /n̥eiɣð/

Noun

hneigð f (genitive singular hneigðar, nominative plural hneigðir)

1. inclination, tendency

Declension

declension of hneigð

f-s2	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	hneigð	hneigðin	hneigðir	hneigðirnar
accusative	hneigð	hneigðina	hneigðir	hneigðirnar
dative	hneigð	hneigðinni	hneigðum	hneigðunum
genitive	hneigðar	hneigðarinnar	hneigða	hneigðanna

Synonyms

• (tendency): tilhneiging

Derived terms

• kynhneigð (“sexual orientation”)

Related terms

• hneigður (“inclined, predisposed”)
• hneigja (“to bow”)