aukasetning
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Icelandic
Etymology
From auka- (“additional, extra”) + setning (“clause”).
Pronunciation
Noun
aukasetning f (genitive singular aukasetningar, nominative plural aukasetningar)
- (grammar) a subordinate clause, a dependent clause; (a clause that cannot stand alone as a sentence, but functions as either a noun, adjective or adverb in a sentence)
Declension
declension of aukasetning
| f-s1 | singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | aukasetning | aukasetningin | aukasetningar | aukasetningarnar |
| accusative | aukasetningu | aukasetninguna | aukasetningar | aukasetningarnar |
| dative | aukasetningu | aukasetningunni | aukasetningum | aukasetningunum |
| genitive | aukasetningar | aukasetningarinnar | aukasetninga | aukasetninganna |
Antonyms
- (antonym(s) of “subordinate clause”): aðalsetning