beyging

Icelandic

Etymology

From beygja (“to bend”) +‎ -ing.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈpeiːjiŋk/
    Rhymes: -eiːjiŋk

Noun

beyging f (genitive singular beygingar, nominative plural beygingar)

  1. bending, swaying
  2. the act of bowing down
  3. (grammar) inflection, conjugation of verbs, declension of nouns, adjectives or pronouns (abbreviation b.)

Declension
declension of beyging
f-s1 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative beyging beygingin beygingar beygingarnar
accusative beygingu beyginguna beygingar beygingarnar
dative beygingu beygingunni beygingum beygingunum
genitive beygingar beygingarinnar beyginga beyginganna

Hyponyms

Derived terms
  • beygingarlýsing (description or elucidation of inflection)
  • blönduð beyging (mixed inflection)
  • fallbeyging (declension)
  • óregluleg beyging (irregular inflection)
  • sagnbeyging (conjugation)
  • sambeyging (case agreement)
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