Grammatical words and terms Flashcards by Lily Geraty

viðtengingar·hátt/ur

m ( -ar) : subjunctive

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fleir/tala

f ( -tölu ) : plural

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nafn.orð/

n ( -s ) : noun

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lýsingar.orð/

n ( -s ) : adjective

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málfræðiafing

( grammar exercise )

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flokk/ur

m ( -s, -ar) : class, category

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iþá·tíð

f ( -ar, -ir) : past tense, preterite

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persónubeyging

( personal inflection – he, her, it )

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stig·beyging / stig·breyging

f ( -ar, -ar) : comparison, grading

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reglu.legur/

regular

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nafn·orð

n ( -s, -) : noun, substantive

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set/ja

v. mig (acc) ( -ti, -t) : put, place

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áhuga·mál

n ( -s, -) : interest, field of interest

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tóm·stund

f ( -ar, -ir) : spare time, leisure

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ó·persónuleg/ur

(adj.) : impersonal

~ sögn impersonal verb

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sögn ( sagnir )

f ( sagnar, sagnir) : verb

also, tale or story

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fallstýring

functional dependency

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þol·fall

n ( -s ) : accusative case “þf”

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for·setning

f ( -ar, -ar ) : preposition

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þágu·fall

n ( -s ) : dative “þgf”

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nefni/fall

n ( -falls, -föll) : nominative, nominative case

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frumlagsígildi

( subject complement )

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beyg/ja

v (acc) ( -ði, -t) : conjugate (a verb), decline (a noun). also means to bend.

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nú·tíð

f ( -ar) : (í málfr) present tense

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þá·tíð

f ( -ar, -ir) : past tense, preterite

ein/tala

f ( -tölu ) : singular

tíð

f ( -ar, -ir ) : tense

viðtengingar·hátt/ur

m ( -ar ) : subjunctive

lýsingar/háttur

m ( -háttar, -hættir ) : participle

tala ( noun )

f ( tölu, tölur ) : number (numeral, figure)

æfing

f ( -ar, -ar) : practice, training

veik/ur

( adj. ) : weak

sterk/ar

( adj. ) : strong

við·skeyti

n ( -s, -) : suffix

hljóð·skipti

n pl : vowel gradation (shift in vowel stem)

núþá·leg/ur

adj (~ sögn) preterite present verb / irregular ending function in future tense?

al·gengur

adj : ordinary, common, commonplace

karl·kyn

n ( -s ) : masculine gender, "kk"

kven·kyn

n ( -s ) : feminine gender, "kvk"

hvorug·ky

n ( -s ) : neuter gender, "hk"

mál·fræði

f indecl : grammar

breyt/a

v (dat) ( -ti, -t ) : change, modify, turn into

ljúka

v (dat) ( lýkur; lauk, luku, lokið ) : finish, bring to an end

setning

f ( -ar, -ar) : sentence

ending

f ( -ar, -ar) : ending

lag/a

v (acc) ( -aði) : to put in order, arrange

kyn

n ( -s, -) : gender

fall

n ( -s, föll ) : case

lýs/a

v (acc/dat) ( -ti, -t) : to describe (more generally, to illuminate/expose)

stofn.sérhljóð

n ( -s, -) : stem vowel

verða

v ( varð, urðu, orðið ) : to become, or (must/have to)

auka/fall

n ( -falls, -föll ) : oblique case, the object of the verb or preposition

beygingar·ending

f ( -ar, -ar ) : inflectional ending

at·kvæðin

n ( -s, -) : syllable

sér·hljóð

n ( -s, -) : vowel (sound)

stofn

m ( -s, -ar) : stem (of a word)

sam·hljóð

n ( -s, -) : consonant (sound)

hljóð/varp

n ( -varps, -vörp) : vowel mutation, umlaut

lenging

f ( -ar, -ar ) : extension, lengthening, prolongation

við·skeyti

n ( -s, -) : suffix

fækk/a

v (dat) ( -aði) : to decrease in number/become fewer

beyging

f ( -ar, -ar ) : conjugation (of verbs), declension (of nouns)

eyð/a

f ( -u, -ur ) : gap, breach, lacuna

á·kveðinn

adj. : certain, definite | ~ greinir : definite article ) ákveðnum nafnorðum

svig/i

m ( -a, -ar ) : bracket, parenthesis

eignar·for/nafn

n ( -nafns, -nöfn ) : possessive pronoun

at·hug/a

v (acc) ( -aði) : look at/into, observe/notice

ábendingar·for/nafn

n ( -nafns, -nöfn ) : demonstrative pronoun

velja

v (acc) ( valdi, valið ) : choose, select

persónu·for/nafn

n ( -nafns, -nöfn ) : personal pronoun

ending

f ( -ar, -ar ) : ending, like it says

eignar/fall

n ( -falls, -föll ) : genitive case

not/a

v (acc) ( -aði ) : use, apply

for·setning

f ( -ar, -ar ) : preposition

grein/ir

m ( -is, -ar ) : article

óákveðinn grein/ir

m ( -is, -ar ) : indefinite article

staf·róf

n ( -s, -) : alphabet

hreyfing

f ( -ar, -ar) : movement

kyrr/staða

f ( -stöðu ) : standstill, stalemate

aftur·beygður for/nafn

n ( -nafns, -nöfn ) : reflexive pronoun