-naðr
Old Norse
editAlternative forms
editEtymology 1
editFrom -n- + -aðr. This is the result of a wrong segmentation: when the word stem had a final n, the speakers thought that the n was part of a -naðr suffix. For example, jafn-aðr was re-interpreted as jaf-naðr.[1]
Suffix
edit-naðr
- suffix used to create nouns, particularly from verbs, but also from adjectives
Declension
edit| masculine | singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | -naðr, -nuðr | -naðrinn, -nuðrinn | -naðir | -naðirnir |
| accusative | -nað, -nuð | -naðinn, -nuðinn | -naði | -naðina |
| dative | -naði | -naðinum | -nuðum | -nuðunum |
| genitive | -naðar | -naðarins | -naða | -naðanna |
Derived terms
editDescendants
edit- Icelandic: -naður, -nuður
- Faroese: -naður
- Norwegian: -nad
- Old Swedish: -naþer, -nadher
- Swedish: -nad
- Danish: -ne
Etymology 2
editSuffix
edit-naðr
- past participle of -na (inchoative verb suffix)
Declension
edit Strong declension of -naðr
Weak declension of -naðr
References
edit- ^ Ragnvald Iversen, Norrøn grammatikk, sjette rev. utgave 1961; p. 209