hátterni

Icelandic

Etymology

From háttur (“custom; type; way”) +‎ -g1:m (nominal suffix) +‎ -erni.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈhauhtɛrtnɪ/

Noun

hátterni n (genitive singular hátternis, no plural)

  1. behaviour, conduct
    Synonyms: hegðun, framkoma, atferli, athæfi, breytni, látæði

Declension

Declension of hátterni (sg-only neuter)
singular
indefinite definite
nominative hátterni hátternið
accusative hátterni hátternið
dative hátterni hátterninu
genitive hátternis hátternisins

Derived terms

  • hátternisregla f (“rule of conduct; moral rule”)

Further reading

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