niðurlæging
Icelandic edit
Etymology edit
From niðurlægja (“to humiliate”) + -ing (“-ing”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
niðurlæging f (genitive singular niðurlægingar, nominative plural niðurlægingar)
Declension edit
declension of niðurlæging
| f-s1 | singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | niðurlæging | niðurlægingin | niðurlægingar | niðurlægingarnar |
| accusative | niðurlægingu | niðurlæginguna | niðurlægingar | niðurlægingarnar |
| dative | niðurlægingu | niðurlægingunni | niðurlægingum | niðurlægingunum |
| genitive | niðurlægingar | niðurlægingarinnar | niðurlæginga | niðurlæginganna |
Synonyms edit
- (humiliation): auðmýking, lítillækkun
Further reading edit
- “niðurlæging” in the Dictionary of Modern Icelandic (in Icelandic) and ISLEX (in the Nordic languages)