mæðgur

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse mǿðgur (collective plural). Compare Old Norse mǿðgin (“mother and son”, collective plural), Old Norse feðgin (“parents”), and Faroese møðgur.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmaiðkʏr/

Noun

mæðgur f pl (plurale tantum)

1. mother and daughter

Declension

declension of mæðgur

f-w1	plural
	indefinite	definite
nominative	mæðgur	mæðgurnar
accusative	mæðgur	mæðgurnar
dative	mæðgum	mæðgunum
genitive	mæðgna	mæðgnanna

See also

• feðgar (“father and son”)
• feðgin (“father and daughter”)
• foreldri (“parents”)
• mæðgin (“mother and son”)