lexía
See also: lexia
Icelandic
Alternative forms
- (obsolete) lektía
Etymology
Ultimately from Latin lēctiō (“reading”), from Latin legō (“gather, collect; read”), from Proto-Indo-European *leǵ- (“to gather”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈlɛxsi(ː)ja/
- IPA(key): /ˈlɛksi(ː)ja/
Noun
lexía f (genitive singular lexíu, nominative plural lexíur)
- lesson (learning material, learning task)
- lesson (something learned)
- lesson (something that serves to teach one something or as a warning)
- (Christianity) the reading from the Old Testament during a mass or other church service; lesson
Declension
declension of lexía
| f-w1 | singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | lexía | lexían | lexíur | lexíurnar |
| accusative | lexíu | lexíuna | lexíur | lexíurnar |
| dative | lexíu | lexíunni | lexíum | lexíunum |
| genitive | lexíu | lexíunnar | lexía | lexíanna |
Coordinate terms
(Old Testament reading): pistill, guðspjall