niðurlæging

Icelandic

Etymology

From niðurlægja (“to humiliate”) +‎ -ing (“-ing”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈnɪːðʏrˌlaiːjiŋk/

Noun

niðurlæging f (genitive singular niðurlægingar, nominative plural niðurlægingar)

1. humiliation

Declension

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

• (humiliation): auðmýking, lítillækkun

Further reading

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