fjandi

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse fjándi, from Proto-Germanic *fijandz. Cognate with Norwegian and Swedish fiende, Danish fjende, English fiend, Dutch vijand, German Feind.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈfjantɪ/
    Rhymes: -antɪ

Noun

fjandi m (genitive singular fjanda, nominative plural fjendur or fjandar)

  1. (archaic or poetic) enemy
  2. devil, demon, fiend
  3. a term for another person (or thing) implying strong dislike or annoyment

Usage notes

The plural fjendur is used with the sense of “enemies”, but fjandar for “devils”. In the sense “enemy”, the word is rarely encountered in the singular anymore. In the sense “devil”, it is often used in the singular with the definite article to indicate the Devil (Satan).

Declension
declension of fjandi
m-w2 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative fjandi fjandinn fjendur fjendurnir
accusative fjanda fjandann fjendur fjendurna
dative fjanda fjandanum fjendum fjendunum
genitive fjanda fjandans fjenda fjendanna
declension of fjandi
m-w1 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative fjandi fjandinn fjandar fjandarnir
accusative fjanda fjandann fjanda fjandana
dative fjanda fjandanum fjöndum fjöndunum
genitive fjanda fjandans fjanda fjandanna

Derived terms
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