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
- (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..."?”)