ógnun
Icelandic
Alternative forms
Etymology
ógna (“to threaten”) + -un f (noun-forming suffix)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈouknʏn/
- Rhymes: -ouknʏn
Noun
ógnun f (genitive singular ógnunar, nominative plural ógnanir)
- threat, menace
- Synonym: hótun
Declension
| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | ógnun | ógnunin | ógnanir | ógnanirnar |
| accusative | ógnun | ógnunina | ógnanir | ógnanirnar |
| dative | ógnun | ógnuninni | ógnunum | ógnununum |
| genitive | ógnunar | ógnunarinnar | ógnana | ógnananna |
Further reading
- “ógnun” in the Dictionary of Modern Icelandic (in Icelandic) and ISLEX (in the Nordic languages)
- Ásgeir Blöndal Magnússon (1989), “ógn”, in Íslensk orðsifjabók, Reykjavík: Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies, →ISBN, page 687 (Available at Málið.is under the “Eldri orðabækur” tab.)