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foreldrar

foreldrar

Icelandic

Noun

foreldrar m pl ‎(plurale tantum)

  1. (plural only) parents; (mother and father, or any combination thereof) (genealogical abbreviation for.)

Usage notes

  • The term is masculine when used in the plural but neuter when used in the singular foreldri ‎(“a parent”).[1][2]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 foreldrar — foreldri
  2. ↑ foreldrar at Beygingarlýsing íslensks nútímamáls

Etymology

Once variants ‎(“tvímyndir; a different spelling, pronunciation, or form of the same word”) of foreldri ‎(“a parent”).[1] It is rare that a word's gender differs between grammatical numbers, but modern dictionaries generally list them as two distinct words — even though their form and declension is similar.[1] The reason for this disparity in usage is the masculine word's lack of singular form.[1]

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