Icelandic Irregular Nouns
Declensions of Icelandic irregular nouns
In Icelandic, some nouns follow a completely different declension pattern as the one you know. They take totally different forms and some are affected by I-shift. Here are the most common deviations, but this is by no means a full list:
| father | |
| nominative | faðir |
| accusative | föður |
| dative | föður |
| genitive | föður |
| fathers | |
| nominative | feður |
| accusative | feður |
| dative | feðrum |
| genitive | feðra |
| mother | |
| nominative | móðir |
| accusative | móður |
| dative | móður |
| genitive | móður |
| mothers | |
| nominative | mæður |
| accusative | mæður |
| dative | mæðrum |
| genitive | mæðra |
| tree | |
| nominative | tré |
| accusative | tré |
| dative | tré |
| genitive | trés |
| trees | |
| nominative | tré |
| accusative | tré |
| dative | trjá(m) |
| genitive | trjá(a) |
| cat | |
| nominative | köttur |
| accusative | kött |
| dative | ketti |
| genitive | kattar |
| cats | |
| nominative | kettir |
| accusative | ketti |
| dative | köttum |
| genitive | katta |
| book | |
| nominative | bók |
| accusative | bók |
| dative | bók |
| genitive | bókar |
| books | |
| nominative | bækur |
| accusative | bækur |
| dative | bókum |
| genitive | bókar |
The letters in parentheses are only added if the definite article is not being added.
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