niðurlæging
Icelandic
Etymology
From niðurlægja (“to humiliate”) + -ing (“-ing”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈnɪːðʏrˌlaiːjiŋk/
Noun
niðurlæging f (genitive singular niðurlægingar, nominative plural niðurlægingar)
- humiliation
- Synonyms: auðmýking, lítillækkun
Declension
| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | niðurlæging | niðurlægingin | niðurlægingar | niðurlægingarnar |
| accusative | niðurlægingu | niðurlæginguna | niðurlægingar | niðurlægingarnar |
| dative | niðurlægingu | niðurlægingunni | niðurlægingum | niðurlægingunum |
| genitive | niðurlægingar | niðurlægingarinnar | niðurlæginga | niðurlæginganna |
Further reading
- “niðurlæging” in the Dictionary of Modern Icelandic (in Icelandic) and ISLEX (in the Nordic languages)