vitni

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse vitni, from Proto-Germanic *witniją (“witness”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈvɪhtnɪ/
  • Rhymes: -ɪhtnɪ

Noun

vitni n (genitive singular vitnis, nominative plural vitni)

  1. witness

Declension
declension of vitni
n-s singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative vitni vitnið vitni vitnin
accusative vitni vitnið vitni vitnin
dative vitni vitninu vitnum vitnunum
genitive vitnis vitnisins vitna vitnanna

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *witniją (“witness”).

Noun

vitni n (genitive vitnis)

  1. witness, testimony
  2. evidence

Declension
  Declension of vitni (strong ija-stem)
neuter singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative vitni vitnit vitni vitnin
accusative vitni vitnit vitni vitnin
dative vitni vitninu vitnum vitnunum
genitive vitnis vitnisins vitna vitnanna
  • vitna (“to witness, testify”)

Descendants

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