sannan
Finnish edit
Noun edit
sannan
Icelandic edit
Adjective edit
sannan
Old Norse edit
Etymology 1 edit
From sanna (“assert, proof”) + -an, from Proto-Germanic *sanþōniz.
Alternative forms edit
Noun edit
sannan f (genitive sannanar, plural sannanir)
Declension edit
Declension of sannan (strong i-stem)
feminine | singular | plural | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
nominative | sannan | sannanin | sannanir | sannanirnar |
accusative | sannan | sannanina | sannanir | sannanirnar |
dative | sannan | sannaninni | sǫnnunum | sǫnnununum |
genitive | sannanar | sannanarinnar | sannana | sannananna |
Derived terms edit
- sannanarmaðr m (“one who vouches for another's word or oath”)
- sannanarmark n (“evidence”)
- sannanarorð n (“epithet”)
Related terms edit
Descendants edit
References edit
- “sannan”, in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press
Etymology 2 edit
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Adjective edit
sannan