aðalsetning
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Icelandic
Etymology
From aðal- (“main, chief, head, principal”) + setning (“sentence, clause”).
Pronunciation
Noun
aðalsetning f (genitive singular aðalsetningar, nominative plural aðalsetningar)
- (grammar) main clause, independent clause (a clause that can stand alone syntactically as a complete sentence; contains at least a subject and a verb)
- Antonym: aukasetning
Declension
Declension of aðalsetning (feminine)
| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | aðalsetning | aðalsetningin | aðalsetningar | aðalsetningarnar |
| accusative | aðalsetningu | aðalsetninguna | aðalsetningar | aðalsetningarnar |
| dative | aðalsetningu | aðalsetningunni | aðalsetningum | aðalsetningunum |
| genitive | aðalsetningar | aðalsetningarinnar | aðalsetninga | aðalsetninganna |
Further reading
- “aðalsetning” in the Dictionary of Modern Icelandic (in Icelandic) and ISLEX (in the Nordic languages)