banabeður
Icelandic
Etymology
From bani (“death”) + beður (“bed”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈpaːnaˌpɛːðʏr/
Noun
banabeður m (genitive singular banabeðs or banabeðjar, nominative plural banabeðir)
- deathbed
- Hann fól mér þetta verkefni á banabeði og ég mun ekki bregðast honum. – He entrusted this task to me on [his] deathbed and I will not fail him.
Declension
declension of banabeður
| m-s2 | singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | banabeður | banabeðurinn | banabeðir | banabeðirnir |
| accusative | banabeð | banabeðinn | banabeði | banabeðina |
| dative | banabeði | banabeðinum / banabeðnum | banabeðjum | banabeðjunum |
| genitive | banabeðs / banabeðjar | banabeðsins / banabeðjarins | banabeðja | banabeðjanna |