vísdómur

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse vísdómr, from Proto-Germanic *wīsadōmaz. Equivalent to vís +‎ -dómur. Cognate with Swedish visdom, English wisdom and German Weistum.

Noun

vísdómur m (genitive singular vísdóms, no plural)

1. wisdom

Declension

declension of vísdómur

m-s1	singular
	indefinite	definite
nominative	vísdómur	vísdómurinn
accusative	vísdóm	vísdóminn
dative	vísdómi	vísdóminum
genitive	vísdóms	vísdómsins

Derived terms

• vísdómstönn f

Further reading

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