nafnorða
Nafnorð, or nouns, are the word class in Icelandic that denote persons, places, things, or abstract concepts. They are the main building blocks of noun phrases and serve as the subjects and objects of clauses. Nafnorð inflect for number and case, and they can appear with or without a definite article within a noun phrase.
In Icelandic, nafnorð are categorized by gender (masculine, feminine, neuter) and by their declension pattern. They
Definiteness is expressed through suffixes rather than a separate article. A definite noun is typically formed
Nafnorð can be divided into common nouns (which denote general items) and proper nouns (names of specific
Etymology traces nafnorð to Old Norse, from a combination of words meaning “name” and “word.” The term