þögn
Icelandic
Etymology
From Old Norse þǫgn (“silence”), from Proto-Germanic *þaguniz, from Proto-Germanic *þagjaną (“to be silent”). Related to Old English þeaht (“counsel”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /θœkn/
- Rhymes: -œkn
Noun
þögn f (genitive singular þagnar, nominative plural þagnir)
- (uncountable) silence
- (music, countable) rest
Declension
declension of þögn
| f-s2 | singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | þögn | þögnin | þagnir | þagnirnar |
| accusative | þögn | þögnina | þagnir | þagnirnar |
| dative | þögn | þögninni | þögnum | þögnunum |
| genitive | þagnar | þagnarinnar | þagna | þagnanna |
Related terms
- þegja