fjandi

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse fjándi, from Proto-Germanic *fijandz. Cognate with Norwegian and Swedish fiende, Danish fjende, English fiend, Dutch vijand, German Feind.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfjantɪ/

  Rhymes: -antɪ

Noun

fjandi m (genitive singular (in the meaning "devil"; rarely used in the singular to mean "enemy") fjanda, nominative plural (in the meaning "devil") fjandar or (in the meaning "enemy") fjendur)

1. (archaic or poetic) enemy
2. devil, demon, fiend
3. a term for another person (or thing) implying strong dislike or annoyment

Usage notes

The plural fjendur is used with the sense of “enemies”, but fjandar for “devils”. In the sense “enemy”, the word is rarely encountered in the singular anymore. In the sense “devil”, it is often used in the singular with the definite article to indicate the Devil (Satan).

Declension

Declension of fjandi (masculine)

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	fjandi1	fjandinn1	fjandar2, fjendur3	fjandarnir2, fjendurnir3
accusative	fjanda1	fjandann1	fjanda2, fjendur3	fjandana2, fjendurna3
dative	fjanda1	fjandanum1	fjöndum2, fjendum3	fjöndunum2, fjendunum3
genitive	fjanda1	fjandans1	fjanda2, fjenda3	fjandanna2, fjendanna3

¹In the meaning "devil"; rarely used in the singular to mean "enemy".
²In the meaning "devil".
³In the meaning "enemy".

Derived terms

• fjandakornið
• hver fjandinn!
• af hverju í fjandanum
• hvar í fjandanum
• hvernig í fjandanum
• hvað í fjandanum