ástæða

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Icelandic

Etymology

From á- +‎ stæða.

Pronunciation

Noun

ástæða f (genitive singular ástæðu, nominative plural ástæður)

  1. reason
    • 2007, Rökkurró, Ringulreið:
      ég hafði enga ástæðu, ég hafði enga afsökun fyrir þungu orðunum sem ég missti út úr mér
      I had no reason, I had no excuse for the harsh words I blurted out

Declension

    Declension of ástæða
f-w1 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative ástæða ástæðan ástæður ástæðurnar
accusative ástæðu ástæðuna ástæður ástæðurnar
dative ástæðu ástæðunni ástæðum ástæðunum
genitive ástæðu ástæðunnar ástæða ástæðanna

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