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Icelandic
Etymology
From forræði (“power to make decisions”) + hyggja (“-ism”).
Noun
forræðishyggja f (genitive singular forræðishyggju, no plural)
- paternalism
- Synonym: forsjárhyggja
Declension
Declension of
forræðishyggja (
sg-only feminine, based on hyggja)