þolmynd

Icelandic
Examples

Germynd (“active voice”)

Maðurinn klæðir barnið. ― The man dresses the child.
Miðmynd ― middle voice
Maðurinn klæðist. ― The man gets dressed.
Þolmynd ― passive voice
Maðurinn er klæddur. ― The man is dressed by someone.

Etymology

From þola (“to withstand, to bear; to tolerate, to put up with”) +‎ mynd (“grammatical voice”).

Noun

þolmynd f (genitive singular miðmyndar, nominative plural miðmyndir)

  1. (grammar) passive voice (abbreviated as þolm. or þm.)

Derived terms
  • hefðbundin þolmynd
  • nýja þolmyndin
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