virðing

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Icelandic

Noun

virðing f (genitive singular virðingar, nominative plural virðingar)

  1. respect, reverence, dignity
    • Article 1, Universal Declaration of Human Rights (Icelandic, English)
      Hver maður er borinn frjáls og jafn öðrum að virðingu og réttindum. Menn eru gæddir vitsmunum og samvizku, og ber þeim að breyta bróðurlega hverjum við annan.
      All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights. They are endowed with reason and conscience and should act towards one another in a spirit of brotherhood.

Declension

    Declension of virðing
f-s1 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative virðing virðingin virðingar virðingarnar
accusative virðingu virðinguna virðingar virðingarnar
dative virðingu virðingunni virðingum virðingunum
genitive virðingar virðingarinnar virðinga virðinganna

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