dáð

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See also: Appendix:Variations of "dad"

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse dáð, from Proto-Germanic *dēdiz, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰéh₁tis.

Pronunciation

Noun

dáð f (genitive singular dáðar, nominative plural dáðir)

  1. deed, achievement

Declension

Declension of dáð (feminine)
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative dáð dáðin dáðir dáðirnar
accusative dáð dáðina dáðir dáðirnar
dative dáð dáðinni dáðum dáðunum
genitive dáðar dáðarinnar dáða dáðanna

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *dēdiz, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰéh₁tis.

Noun

dáð f

  1. deed
  2. valour
  3. energy

Declension

Declension of dáð (strong i-stem)
feminine singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative dáð dáðin dáðir dáðirnar
accusative dáð dáðina dáðir dáðirnar
dative dáð dáðinni dáðum dáðunum
genitive dáðar dáðarinnar dáða dáðanna

Descendants

  • Icelandic: dáð
  • Faroese: dáð
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: dåd f or m

Further reading

  • Zoëga, Geir T. (1910) “dáð”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 59; also available at the Internet Archive
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