dáð

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See also: Appendix:Variations of "dad"

Icelandic[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Old Norse dáð, from Proto-Germanic *dēdiz, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰéh₁tis.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

dáð f (genitive singular dáðar, nominative plural dáðir)

  1. deed, achievement

Declension[edit]

declension of dáð
f-s2 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative dáð dáðin dáðir dáðirnar
accusative dáð dáðina dáðir dáðirnar
dative dáð dáðinni dáðum dáðunum
genitive dáðar dáðarinnar dáða dáðanna

Old Norse[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Germanic *dēdiz, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰéh₁tis.

Noun[edit]

dáð f

  1. deed
  2. valour
  3. energy

Declension[edit]

  Declension of dáð (strong i-stem)
feminine singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative dáð dáðin dáðir dáðirnar
accusative dáð dáðina dáðir dáðirnar
dative dáð dáðinni dáðum dáðunum
genitive dáðar dáðarinnar dáða dáðanna

Descendants[edit]

  • Icelandic: dáð
  • Faroese: dáð
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: dåd m
  • Norwegian Bokmål: dåd m
  • Jamtish: dáð
  • Elfdalian: dåð
  • Old Swedish: dāþ
  • Old Danish: dāth
  • Gutnish: dad

References[edit]

  • dáð in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, G. T. Zoëga, Clarendon Press, 1910, at Internet Archive.
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