nafna

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See also: -nafna

Icelandic

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Noun

nafna

  1. indefinite genitive plural of nafn

Etymology 2

From Old Norse nafna (“a female namesake”), equivalent to nafn +‎ -a.

Noun

nafna f (genitive singular nöfnu, nominative plural nöfnur)

  1. a female that has the same name as another; a namesake
    Hún er nafna mín.
    She has the same name as I do.
    Þær eru nöfnur.
    They share the same name.
Declension
    Declension of nafna
f-w1 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative nafna nafnan nöfnur nöfnurnar
accusative nöfnu nöfnuna nöfnur nöfnurnar
dative nöfnu nöfnunni nöfnum nöfnunum
genitive nöfnu nöfnunnar nafna nafnanna
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