þágufall
Icelandic
Etymology
From þága (“the act of receiving”) + fall (“case”), as a word in the dative often denotes the receiver (e.g. with the verb gefa (“to give”)).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈθauːʏˌfatl/
Noun
þágufall n (genitive singular þágufalls, nominative plural þáguföll)
- (grammar) the dative case
Declension
declension of þágufall
| n-s | singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | þágufall | þágufallið | þáguföll | þáguföllin |
| accusative | þágufall | þágufallið | þáguföll | þáguföllin |
| dative | þágufalli | þágufallinu | þáguföllum | þáguföllunum |
| genitive | þágufalls | þágufallsins | þágufalla | þágufallanna |
Derived terms
- þágufallsfrumlag (“dative subject”)
- þágufallssýki (“dative sickness”)
Related terms
- eignarfall (“genitive case”)
- nefnifall (“nominative case”)
- þolfall (“accusative case”)