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Icelandic
Etymology
Apparently a compound of Old Norse fat (“clothing”) (itself from Proto-Germanic *fatą (“clothes”)) + an element naður of unclear interpretation and origin (as the usual sense of "adder" or "sword" makes little sense in context).
Noun
fatnaður m (genitive singular fatnaðar, no plural)
- clothing
- Synonym: föt
Declension
Declension of fatnaður (sg-only masculine)
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