einkenna

== Icelandic == === Etymology === From ein- (“one”) +‎ kenna (“to recognise”, archaic sense) formed as a parallel formation to einkenni n (“characteristic”) from ein- + (obsolete) kenni n (“mark”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈein.cʰɛnːa/ === Verb === einkenna (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative einkenndi, supine einkennt) to characterise (be a defining characteristic of) einkennist af gleði/hroka/fagmennska ― is characterised by joy/arrogance/professionalism Mikill galsi einkenndi pilt þennan. ― Great exuberance characterised this lad. Mikilfengleik hefur alla tíð einkennt ytra útlit Mercedes S-class. ― Magnificence has always characterised the exterior of the Mercedes S-Class. ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Derived terms ==== einkennandi (“characteristic”, adjective) === Further reading === Kristín Bjarnadóttir, editor (2002–2026), “einkenna”, in Beygingarlýsing íslensks nútímamáls [The Database of Modern Icelandic Inflection] (in Icelandic), Reykjavík: The Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies “einkenna” in the Dictionary of Modern Icelandic (in Icelandic) and ISLEX (in the Nordic languages) “einkenna”, in Íðorðabanki [Terminology Bank] (in Icelandic), Reykjavík: The Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies, 2002–2024 “einkenna”, in Ritmálssafn Orðabókar Háskólans [The Written Collection of the Lexicological Institute] (in Icelandic), Reykjavík: The Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies