þolfall
Icelandic
Etymology
From þol (“endurance”), because the object in the "accusative" is usually that which is subjected to a verb’s action + fall (“case”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈθɔl.fatl/
Noun
þolfall n (genitive singular þolfalls, nominative plural þolföll)
- (grammar) the accusative case
Declension
declension of þolfall
| n-s | singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | þolfall | þolfallið | þolföll | þolföllin |
| accusative | þolfall | þolfallið | þolföll | þolföllin |
| dative | þolfalli | þolfallinu | þolföllum | þolföllunum |
| genitive | þolfalls | þolfallsins | þolfalla | þolfallanna |
Derived terms
- þolfallsfrumlag
Related terms
- eignarfall (“genitive case”)
- nefnifall (“nominative case”)
- þágufall (“dative case”)