-undur

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse -undr. This is possibly a zero grade ablaut variant of -andi (present participle suffix).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʏntʏr/

Suffix

-undur m (noun-forming suffix, genitive singular -undar, nominative plural -undar) (causes u-mutation)

  1. agentive suffix
    1. forms a few masculine personal nouns from verbs
      ‎hefja (“to lift, begin”) + ‎-undur → ‎höfundur (“author”, with u-mutation of original a)
      ‎vera (“to be”) + ‎-undur → ‎verundur (“living being”)
    2. forms a few male given names
      Jörundur; Víglundur
Declension
Declension of -undur (masculine)
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative -undur -undurinn -undar -undarnir
accusative -und -undinn -unda -undana
dative -undi -undinum -undum -undunum
genitive -undar -undarins -unda -undanna
Derived terms
Icelandic terms suffixed with -undur
höfundur

References

  • Alexander Jóhannesson (1927), Die Suffixe im Isländischen [The Icelandic suffixes] (in German), Halle: Max Niemeyer Gutenberg Buchdruckerei, §121, pages 109-10
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