embætti

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Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse embætti, from Proto-Germanic *ambahtiją.

Pronunciation

Noun

embætti n (genitive singular embættis, nominative plural embætti)

  1. office (public service position)

Declension

Declension of embætti (neuter)
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative embætti embættið embætti embættin
accusative embætti embættið embætti embættin
dative embætti embættinu embættum embættunum
genitive embættis embættisins embætta embættanna

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *ambahtiją (derived from the root of ambátt), whence also Old English ambeht, ambiht, Old Saxon ambaht, Old High German ambahti, ambaht (German Amt), Gothic 𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌱𐌰𐌷𐍄𐌹 (andbahti).

Noun

embætti n (genitive embættis, plural embætti)

  1. service, office

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