beiðni

Icelandic

Etymology

beiða (“to ask, request”) +‎ -ni (nominal suffix)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈpeiðnɪ/
    Rhymes: -eiðnɪ

Noun

beiðni f (genitive singular beiðni, nominative plural beiðnir)

  1. plea
  2. request

Declension

Declension of beiðni (feminine)
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative beiðni beiðnin beiðnir beiðnirnar
accusative beiðni beiðnina beiðnir beiðnirnar
dative beiðni beiðninni beiðnum beiðnunum
genitive beiðni beiðninnar beiðna beiðnanna

Further reading

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