setning
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Faroese
Noun
setning f (genitive singular setningar, plural setningar)
Declension
| f6 | Singular | Plural | ||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Nominative | setning | setningin | setningar | setningarnar |
| Accusative | setning | setningina | setningar | setningarnar |
| Dative | setning | setningini | setningum | setningunum |
| Genitive | setningar | setningarinnar | setninga | setninganna |
Synonyms
Icelandic
Pronunciation
Noun
setning f (genitive singular setningar, nominative plural setningar)
Declension
declension of setning
| f-s1 | singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | setning | setningin | setningar | setningarnar |
| accusative | setningu | setninguna | setningar | setningarnar |
| dative | setningu | setningunni | setningum | setningunum |
| genitive | setningar | setningarinnar | setninga | setninganna |
Synonyms
- (sentence): (proper linguistic nomenclature) málsgrein
Derived terms
Derived terms
- aukasetning (subordinate clause)
- aðalsetning (main clause)
- að-setning (that-clause)
- innskotssetning (parenthetic clause, parenthetical)
- móðursetning (matrix clause)
- nafnháttarsetning (infinitival clause)
- samanburðarsetning (comparative clause)
- skilyrðissetning (conditional clause)
- skýringarsetning (explanatory clause, that-clause)
- smásetning (small clause)
- spurnarsetning (interrogative clause)
- tilgangssetning (purpose clause)
- tilvísunarsetning (relative clause)
- tíðarsetning (temporal clause)
- viðurkenningarsetning (concessive clause)
Norwegian Bokmål
Noun
setning f or m (definite singular setninga or setningen, indefinite plural setninger, definite plural setningene)
- a sentence (grammatically complete series of words consisting of a subject and predicate)
Derived terms
References
- “setning” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Noun
setning f (definite singular setninga, indefinite plural setningar, definite plural setningane)
- a sentence (as above)
Derived terms
References
- “setning” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.