þögn

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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

Noun

þögn f (genitive singular þagnar, nominative plural þagnir)

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

Declension

Declension of þögn (feminine)
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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