erfidrykkja
التعريفات والمعاني
== Icelandic ==
=== Alternative forms ===
erfisdrykkja
=== Etymology ===
erfi n (“funeral feast”) + drykkja (“drink”)
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /ˈɛrvɪˌtrɪhca/
=== Noun ===
erfidrykkja f (genitive singular erfidrykkju, nominative plural erfidrykkjur)
funeral feast (reception held in memory of the deceased after the funeral service)
Synonym: erfi n
==== Usage notes ====
Erfidrykkja is about ten times more common than either erfisdrykkja or erfi.
==== Declension ====
==== Related terms ====
erfiljóð n (“elegy”)
==== See also ====
minningarathöfn, kveðjuathöfn f (“memorial service”)
=== Further reading ===
Kristín Bjarnadóttir, editor (2002–2026), “erfidrykkja”, in Beygingarlýsing íslensks nútímamáls [The Database of Modern Icelandic Inflection] (in Icelandic), Reykjavík: The Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies
“erfidrykkja” in the Dictionary of Modern Icelandic (in Icelandic) and ISLEX (in the Nordic languages)