teningunum er kastað

Icelandic

Alternative forms

• teningnum er kastað

Etymology

From teningunum (“the dice”), the dative definite plural form of teningur (“a die”) + er (“is”), the third person singular of vera (“to be”) + kastað (“have been thrown”), the active supine of kasta (“to throw”). Literally "the dice have been thrown".

Phrase

teningunum er kastað

1. (idiomatic) the die is cast

Further reading

• Icelandic Web of Science: Hvort er réttari þýðing á orðum Sesars: "Teningnum er kastað" eða "Teningunum ..."? (“Which one is a more accurate translation of Caesar's words: "The die is cast" or "The dice..."?”)