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Icelandic
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Germanic *-dōmaz.
Suffix
-dómur m (noun-forming suffix, genitive singular -dóms, nominative plural -dómar)
- -dom, -ness, -ity; forms abstract nouns, often singular-only
- vís (“wise”) + -dómur → vísdómur (“wisdom”)
- konungur (“king”) + -dómur → konungdómur (“kingdom”)
- sjúkur (“sick, ill”) + -dómur → sjúkdómur (“illness, disease”)
- kristinn (“Christian”) + -dómur → kristindómur (“Christianity, Christendom”)
Declension
Declension of -dómur (masculine)