viðtengingarháttur

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Icelandic

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Etymology

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From viðtenging (an annexation) derived from tengja við (to connect to, to join) and háttur (a mood) as a calque of the Latin modus coniunctivus since the subjunctive is frequently used when connecting a main clause with subordinate clauses.[1][2]

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈvɪð.tʰeiɲciŋkarˌhauhtʏr/

Noun

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viðtengingarháttur m (genitive singular viðtengingarháttar, nominative plural viðtengingarhættir)

  1. (grammar) the conjunctive, the conjunctive mode; the subjunctive, the subjunctive mood

Declension

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ Hildur Ýr Ísberg (2011), Viðtengingarháttur: Lifandi eða dauður? Rannsókn á notkun viðtengingarháttar í íslensku nútímamáli p. 1
  2. ^ Árni Böðvarsson (1985), Íslensk orðabók (2. útgáfa), p. 2