niðji

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Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse niðr (“a son; any kinsman; a descendant”), whence niðjungr (“a son, a relative”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈnɪðjɪ/

Noun

niðji m (genitive singular niðja, nominative plural niðjar)

(poetic) descendant

Declension

Declension of niðji (masculine)

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	niðji	niðjinn	niðjar	niðjarnir
accusative	niðja	niðjann	niðja	niðjana
dative	niðja	niðjanum	niðjum	niðjunum
genitive	niðja	niðjans	niðja	niðjanna

Derived terms

niðjar (“issue, progeny”)
niðjatal
ættmenni að niðjatali (“relatives in the descending line”)

See also

sifji

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