þverstæða
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Icelandic
Etymology
From þver- (“cross-”) + stæða (“permanence; algebraic expression, configuration, expression”).
Noun
þverstæða f (genitive singular þverstæðu, nominative plural þverstæður)
- a paradox
Declension
| Declension of þverstæða | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| f-w1 | singular | plural | ||
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | þverstæða | þverstæðan | þverstæður | þverstæðurnar |
| accusative | þverstæðu | þverstæðuna | þverstæður | þverstæðurnar |
| dative | þverstæðu | þverstæðunni | þverstæðum | þverstæðunum |
| genitive | þverstæðu | þverstæðunnar | þverstæða | þverstæðanna |
Synonyms
- (paradox): þversögn