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Old Norse
Etymology
Related to ætr (“edible”) and eta (“to eat”), át- + -i (“abstract noun suffix; -ness”). Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₁ed-. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.
Noun
ætni f
- gluttony
Declension
Declension of ætni (weak īn-stem, singular only)
| feminine
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singular
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| indefinite
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definite
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| nominative
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ætni
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ætnin
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| accusative
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ætni
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ætnina
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| dative
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ætni
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ætninni
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| genitive
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ætni
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ætninnar
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Derived terms
Further reading
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