guðspjall
Icelandic
Etymology
From Old Norse guðspjall, probably a calque of Old English godspel (“gospel”, literally “good tale”), for *gōdspel (literally “good news”), used to translate (as a calque) Ecclesiastical Latin bona annuntiatio, itself a translation of Ecclesiastical Latin evangelium / Ancient Greek εὐαγγέλιον (euangélion, “evangel”), literally "good news".
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkvʏð.spjatl/
Declension
declension of guðspjall
| n-s | singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | guðspjall | guðspjallið | guðspjöll | guðspjöllin |
| accusative | guðspjall | guðspjallið | guðspjöll | guðspjöllin |
| dative | guðspjalli | guðspjallinu | guðspjöllum | guðspjöllunum |
| genitive | guðspjalls | guðspjallsins | guðspjalla | guðspjallanna |
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