örnefni
Icelandic
Alternative forms
- örnafn
Etymology
From ör- + nafn (“name”) + -i n (abstract noun suffix). The prefix ör- no longer has a descernible meaning, but from the cognates Old English ānemnan (“to declare”) and German ernennen (“to name, declare”) an original fientive meaning can be gleaned.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈørnɛpnɪ/
Noun
örnefni n (genitive singular örnefnis, nominative plural örnefni)
- placename
- Synonym: staðarheiti
Declension
| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | örnefni | örnefnið | örnefni | örnefnin |
| accusative | örnefni | örnefnið | örnefni | örnefnin |
| dative | örnefni | örnefninu | örnefnum | örnefnunum |
| genitive | örnefnis | örnefnisins | örnefna | örnefnanna |
Derived terms
- örnefnafræði f (“toponymy”)
Further reading
- Kristín Bjarnadóttir, editor (2002–2026), “örnefni”, in Beygingarlýsing íslensks nútímamáls [The Database of Modern Icelandic Inflection] (in Icelandic), Reykjavík: The Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies
- “örnefni” in the Dictionary of Modern Icelandic (in Icelandic) and ISLEX (in the Nordic languages)
- Ásgeir Blöndal Magnússon (1989), “örnafn, örnefni”, in Íslensk orðsifjabók, Reykjavík: Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies, →ISBN, page 1228 (Available at Málið.is under the “Eldri orðabækur” tab.)