endir
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== Icelandic ==
=== Etymology ===
From Old Norse endir, from Proto-Germanic *andijaz, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂entíos.
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /ˈɛntɪr/
=== Noun ===
endir m (genitive singular endis, nominative plural endar)
end, ending, conclusion
==== Usage notes ====
The irregular definite accusative endirinn may be used in the phrase í upphafi skyldi endirinn skoða (literally “the end should be examined in the beginning”), but endinn is also used. The form endann (from endi) is proscribed here.
==== Declension ====
==== Related terms ====
enda
endi
==== References ====
Ásgeir Blöndal Magnússon (1989), “endir”, in Íslensk orðsifjabók, Reykjavík: Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies, →ISBN (Available at Málið.is under the “Eldri orðabækur” tab.)
Kristín Bjarnadóttir, editor (2002–2026), “endir”, in Beygingarlýsing íslensks nútímamáls [The Database of Modern Icelandic Inflection] (in Icelandic), Reykjavík: The Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies
Mörður Árnason (2019), Íslensk orðabók, 5th edition, Reykjavík: Forlagið
“endir” in the Dictionary of Modern Icelandic (in Icelandic) and ISLEX (in the Nordic languages)
== Old Norse ==
=== Alternative forms ===
endi
=== Etymology ===
From Proto-Germanic *andijaz.
=== Noun ===
endir m (genitive endis, plural endar)
end, conclusion
==== Declension ====
=== Further reading ===
Zoëga, Geir T. (1910), “endir”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press; also available at the Internet Archive