ætterni

Icelandic

Alternative forms

  • ę́tterni

Etymology

From ætt f (“extended family”) +‎ -erni n (nominal suffix).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈaihtɛrtnɪ/

Noun

ætterni n (genitive singular ætternis, nominative plural ætterni)

  1. origin, descent, parentage
    Synonym: uppruni m
    Hyponyms: faðerni n, móðerni n

Declension

Declension of ætterni (neuter)
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative ætterni ætternið ætterni ætternin
accusative ætterni ætternið ætterni ætternin
dative ætterni ætterninu ætternum ætternunum
genitive ætternis ætternisins ætterna ætternanna

Derived terms

  • ætternisstapi m

References

  1. ^ Ásgeir Blöndal Magnússon (1989), “ætterni”, in Íslensk orðsifjabók, Reykjavík: Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies, →ISBN, page 1217 (Available at Málið.is under the “Eldri orðabækur” tab.)

Further reading

  • Kristín Bjarnadóttir, editor (2002–2026), “ætterni”, in Beygingarlýsing íslensks nútímamáls [The Database of Modern Icelandic Inflection] (in Icelandic), Reykjavík: The Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies
  • “ætterni” in the Dictionary of Modern Icelandic (in Icelandic) and ISLEX (in the Nordic languages)

Old Norse

Etymology

From ætt +‎ -erni.[1]

Noun

ætterni n

  1. descent, origin, lineage, ancestry, extraction (a person's ancestry)
  2. kindred, kinsmen, family, potentially also forefathers

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Icelandic: ætterni

References

  1. ^ Jan de Vries (1977) [1957–1960], “ætterni”, in Altnordisches etymologisches Wörterbuch [Old Norse Etymological Dictionary] (in German), 3rd edition, Leiden: E[vert] J[an] Brill, →OCLC, page 682.
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