-naðr

See also: naðr

Old Norse

Etymology

From Old Norse -n- + -aðr. This is the result of a wrong segmentation: when the word stem had a final n, the speakers thought that the n was part of a -naðr suffix. For example, jafn-aðr was re-interpreted as jaf-naðr.[1]

Suffix

-naðr

  1. suffix used to create nouns, particularly from verbs, but also from adjectives

Declension
  Declension of -naðr (strong u-stem)
masculine singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative -naðr, -nuðr -naðrinn, -nuðrinn -naðir -naðirnir
accusative -nað, -nuð -naðinn, -nuðinn -naði -naðina
dative -naði -naðinum -nuðum -nuðunum
genitive -naðar -naðarins -naða -naðanna

Derived terms
► <a class='CategoryTreeLabel CategoryTreeLabelNs14 CategoryTreeLabelCategory' href='/wiki/Category:Old_Norse_words_suffixed_with_-na%C3%B0r' title='Category:Old Norse words suffixed with -naðr'>Old Norse words suffixed with -naðr</a>

Descendants
  • Faroese: -naður
  • Icelandic: -naður
  • Norwegian: -nad
  • Swedish: -nad
  • Danish: -ne
  • Westrobothnian: -nä

References
  1. Ragnvald Iversen, Norrøn grammatikk, sjette rev. utgave 1961; p. 209
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