orðinn
Icelandic
editAdjective
editorðinn (not comparable) m, orðin f, orðið n
- past participle of verða, become
- Pabbi minn er orðinn gamall maður.
- My dad has become an old man.
- Klukkan er orðin átta.
- The clock turned eight o'clock.
Derived terms
editOld Norse
editEtymology
editFrom Proto-Germanic *wurdanaz (“become”), past participle of *werþaną (“to become, happen”).
Participle
editorðinn
- past participle of verða
Declension
edit Strong declension of orðinn
singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
---|---|---|---|
nominative | orðinn | orðin | orðit |
accusative | orðinn | orðna | orðit |
dative | orðnum | orðinni | orðnu |
genitive | orðins | orðinnar | orðins |
plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
nominative | orðnir | orðnar | orðin |
accusative | orðna | orðnar | orðin |
dative | orðnum | orðnum | orðnum |
genitive | orðinna | orðinna | orðinna |
Weak declension of orðinn
Descendants
editIn most descendants, v- was restored by analogy with other forms of the verb.