þolmynd

Icelandic
Examples

Germynd ― active voice

Maðurinn klæðir barnið. ― The man dresses the child.

Miðmynd ― middle voice

Maðurinn klæðist. ― The man gets dressed.

Þolmynd ― passive voice

Maðurinn er klæddur. ― The man is dressed by someone.

Etymology

From þola (“to withstand, to bear; to tolerate, to put up with”) +‎ mynd (“grammatical voice”).

Noun

þolmynd f (genitive singular þolmyndar, nominative plural þolmyndir)

  1. (grammar) passive voice (abbreviated as þolm. or þm.)

Derived terms
  • hefðbundin þolmynd
  • nýja þolmyndin
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