þögn

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse þǫgn (“silence”), from Proto-Germanic *þaguniz, from Proto-Germanic *þagjaną (“to be silent”). Related to Old English þeaht (“counsel”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /θœkn/
    Rhymes: -œkn

Noun

þögn f (genitive singular þagnar, nominative plural þagnir)

  1. (uncountable) silence
  2. (music, countable) rest

Declension
declension of þögn
f-s2 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative þögn þögnin þagnir þagnirnar
accusative þögn þögnina þagnir þagnirnar
dative þögn þögninni þögnum þögnunum
genitive þagnar þagnarinnar þagna þagnanna
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