niðji

Icelandic

Etymology

From the Old Norse niðr (“a son; any kinsman; a descendant”), whence niðjungr (“a son, a relative”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈnɪðjɪ/

Noun

niðji m (genitive singular niðja, nominative plural niðjar)

  1. (poetic) descendant

Declension
declension of niðji
m-w1 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative niðji niðjinn niðjar niðjarnir
accusative niðja niðjann niðja niðjana
dative niðja niðjanum niðjum niðjunum
genitive niðja niðjans niðja niðjanna

Derived terms
  • niðjar (“issue, progeny”)
  • niðjatal
  • ættmenni að niðjatali (relatives in the descending line)

See also
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