nauð
See also: naud
Icelandic
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /nøyːð/
- Rhymes: -øyːð
Etymology 1
From Old Norse nauð, from Proto-Germanic *naudiz, *nauþiz.
Noun
nauð f (genitive singular nauðar, nominative plural nauðir)
- need
- distress
- Synonym: neyð
Declension
declension of nauð
f-s2 | singular | plural | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
nominative | nauð | nauðin | nauðir | nauðirnar |
accusative | nauð | nauðina | nauðir | nauðirnar |
dative | nauð | nauðinni | nauðum | nauðunum |
genitive | nauðar | nauðarinnar | nauða | nauðanna |
Etymology 2
From the verb nauða.
Noun
nauð n (genitive singular nauðs, no plural)
- nagging, pestering, whining
Declension
declension of nauð
n-s | singular | |
---|---|---|
indefinite | definite | |
nominative | nauð | nauðið |
accusative | nauð | nauðið |
dative | nauði | nauðinu |
genitive | nauðs | nauðsins |
Synonyms
- (nagging): kvabb, suð, nudd, juð
Old Norse
Alternative forms
- nauðr, neyð
Etymology
From Proto-Norse *ᚾᚨᚢᛞᛁᛉ (*naudiʀ), from Proto-Germanic *naudiz, *nauþiz. Compare Old English nīed, nēad (English need), Old Frisian nēd (West Frisian need), Old Saxon nōd (Low German noot), Old High German nōt (German Not), Gothic 𐌽𐌰𐌿𐌸𐍃 (nauþs).
Noun
nauð f
- distress
- need, necessity
Descendants
- Icelandic: nauð, neyð
- Faroese: neyð
- Norwegian Nynorsk: naud
- Westrobothnian: naud
- Old Swedish: nø̄þ
- Swedish: nöd
- → Westrobothnian: nø
- Swedish: nöd
- Danish: nød
- Norwegian Bokmål: nød
- → Norwegian Nynorsk: nød
- Norwegian Bokmål: nød