nafnorðavegar
Nafnorðavegur is a concept used in Icelandic linguistics and language education to describe the path a noun follows as it changes form across cases, numbers, and definiteness. The term combines nafnorð (noun) and vegur (way or road), signaling a metaphorical route that a noun travels through its inflection in a sentence. It is commonly employed to illustrate how nouns interact with gender, number, and grammatical case in Icelandic.
In Icelandic, nouns are inflected for gender (masculine, feminine, neuter), number (singular, plural), and four cases
Usage and limitations: the path is a simplifying aid rather than a formal theory. Irregular nouns, strong
Related topics include Icelandic grammar, noun declension, gender, case, and definiteness.