aðdragandi

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Icelandic

Etymology

From að- (to) +‎ draga (draw, drag) +‎ -andi (present participle suffix).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈað.traːɣ.antɪ/

Noun

aðdragandi m (genitive singular aðdraganda, nominative plural aðdragendur)

  1. (sometimes in the plural) antecedents, preamble, events leading up to something
  2. (in the singular)
    1. preparation
    2. a slow change or shift
    3. a gentle incline

Declension

Declension of aðdragandi (masculine)
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative aðdragandi aðdragandinn aðdragendur aðdragendurnir
accusative aðdraganda aðdragandann aðdragendur aðdragendurna
dative aðdraganda aðdragandanum aðdragendum, aðdragöndum1 aðdragendunum, aðdragöndunum1
genitive aðdraganda aðdragandans aðdragenda, aðdraganda1 aðdragendanna, aðdragandanna1

1Rare/obsolete.

Derived terms

References

  • Ásgeir Blöndal Magnússon (1989) Íslensk orðsifjabók, Reykjavík: Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies, →ISBN (Available at Málið.is under the “Eldri orðabækur” tab.)
  • Kristín Bjarnadóttir, editor (2002–2025), “aðdragandi”, in Beygingarlýsing íslensks nútímamáls (in Icelandic), Reykjavík: The Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies
  • Mörður Árnason (2019) Íslensk orðabók, 5th edition, Reykjavík: Forlagið
  • “aðdragandi” in the Dictionary of Modern Icelandic (in Icelandic) and ISLEX (in the Nordic languages)
  • aðdragandi”, in Íðorðabanki (in Icelandic), Reykjavík: The Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies, 2002–2024