hótfyndni
Icelandic
Etymology
From the adjective hótfyndinn (“captious, petty, fastidious”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈhouːtˌfɪntnɪ/
Noun
hótfyndni f (genitive singular hótfyndni, no plural)
- pettiness, captiousness, pedantry
Declension
declension of hótfyndni
f-w2 | singular | |
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indefinite | definite | |
nominative | hótfyndni | hótfyndnin |
accusative | hótfyndni | hótfyndnina |
dative | hótfyndni | hótfyndninni |
genitive | hótfyndni | hótfyndninnar |
Synonyms
- (pettiness): gikksháttur, matvendni, aðfinnslusemi