dofinn

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse dofinn (“of a limb, to be dead”). Cognate with Faroese dovin (“lazy; stale”), Danish doven (“lazy”), Swedish duven (“stale, tasteless”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈtɔːvɪn(ː)/

Adjective

dofinn (comparative dofnari, superlative dofnastur)

  1. numb, benumbed

Declension
    positive (strong declension)
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative dofinn dofin dofið
accusative dofinn dofna dofið
dative dofnum dofinni dofnu
genitive dofins dofinnar dofins
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative dofnir dofnar dofin
accusative dofna dofnar dofin
dative dofnum dofnum dofnum
genitive dofinna dofinna dofinna
    positive (weak declension)
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative dofni dofna dofna
accusative dofna dofnu dofna
dative dofna dofnu dofna
genitive dofna dofnu dofna
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative dofnu dofnu dofnu
accusative dofnu dofnu dofnu
dative dofnu dofnu dofnu
genitive dofnu dofnu dofnu
    comparative
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative dofnari dofnari dofnara
accusative dofnari dofnari dofnara
dative dofnari dofnari dofnara
genitive dofnari dofnari dofnara
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative dofnari dofnari dofnari
accusative dofnari dofnari dofnari
dative dofnari dofnari dofnari
genitive dofnari dofnari dofnari
    superlative (strong declension)
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative dofnastur dofnust dofnast
accusative dofnastan dofnasta dofnast
dative dofnustum dofnastri dofnustu
genitive dofnasts dofnastrar dofnasts
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative dofnastir dofnastar dofnust
accusative dofnasta dofnastar dofnust
dative dofnustum dofnustum dofnustum
genitive dofnastra dofnastra dofnastra
    superlative (weak declension)
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative dofnasti dofnasta dofnasta
accusative dofnasta dofnustu dofnasta
dative dofnasta dofnustu dofnasta
genitive dofnasta dofnustu dofnasta
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative dofnustu dofnustu dofnustu
accusative dofnustu dofnustu dofnustu
dative dofnustu dofnustu dofnustu
genitive dofnustu dofnustu dofnustu
  • dofi (“numbness”)
  • dofna (“to go numb”)

Old Norse

Etymology

Related to Proto-Germanic *daubaz (“deaf”), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰewbʰ- (“smoke, mist; daze, stupefaction”).

Adjective

dofinn

  1. (of a limb) dead
    Dofinn er mér fótr minn.
    My leg is dead.
  2. (in a metaphorical sense) drowsy

Descendants
  • Icelandic: dofinn
  • Faroese: dovin
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: doven; (dialectal) døven
  • Swedish: duven
  • Danish: doven

References
  • “dofinn”, in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press
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