kynþáttur
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Icelandic
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From kyn (“kind, race”) + þáttur (“strand, part”). Compare mannkyn (“mankind, human race”), which refers to all humans.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]kynþáttur m (genitive singular kynþáttar, nominative plural kynþættir)
- race (group distinguished by common ancestry or characteristics)
Declension
[edit]declension of kynþáttur
| m-s3 | singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | kynþáttur | kynþátturinn | kynþættir | kynþættirnir |
| accusative | kynþátt | kynþáttinn | kynþætti | kynþættina |
| dative | kynþætti | kynþættinum | kynþáttum | kynþáttunum |
| genitive | kynþáttar | kynþáttarins | kynþátta | kynþáttanna |