upphaf – Old Norse noun declension

Old Norse noun forms of upphaf

Noun: upphaf
Gender: n

Nominative

Sg. Indef.upphaf
Sg. Def.upphafit
Pl. Indef.upphǫf
Pl. Def.upphǫfin

Genitive

Sg. Indef.upphafs
Sg. Def.upphafsins
Pl. Indef.upphafa
Pl. Def.upphafanna

Dative

Sg. Indef.upphafi
Sg. Def.upphafinu
Pl. Indef.upphǫfum
Pl. Def.upphǫfunum

Accusative

Sg. Indef.upphaf
Sg. Def.upphafit
Pl. Indef.upphǫf
Pl. Def.upphǫfin

Sample Sentences

  • Í upphafi var orð ok orð var með guði ok guð var orð. [Gospel of John 1,1 (from "Homiliu-Bók. Isländska Homilier" ed. Wisén 1872)]

Nouns inflected like upphaf

haf, upphaf, draf, traf,

Etymology

Derived from Proto-Germanic *habą (“lift, lifting”). Verbal noun of hefja upp (“to begin”).

Verbs referencing "upphaf"

Icelandic Nouns upphaf, Norwegian Bokmål Nouns opphav, Norwegian Nynorsk Nouns opphav.

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