faðerni

== Icelandic == === Etymology === From Old Norse faðerni. By surface analysis, faðir (“father”) +‎ -ni n. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /faːðɛrtnɪ/ === Noun === faðerni n (genitive singular faðernis, no plural) paternity, fatherhood (descent on the father's side) ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== faðernismál n (“paternity proceedings”) faðernispróf n (“paternity test”) === References === === Further reading === Kristín Bjarnadóttir, editor (2002–2026), “faðerni”, in Beygingarlýsing íslensks nútímamáls [The Database of Modern Icelandic Inflection] (in Icelandic), Reykjavík: The Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies “faðerni” in the Dictionary of Modern Icelandic (in Icelandic) and ISLEX (in the Nordic languages) == Old Norse == === Etymology === Uncertain. Either from faðir + -ni, or—if closely related to Gothic 𐍆𐌰𐌳𐍂𐌴𐌹𐌽 (fadrein, “parents, forefather, paternal ancestry”)—from Proto-Germanic *fadrīnaz (“paternal”) + *-ją. === Noun === faðerni n paternity, fatherhood, paternal descent ==== Declension ==== ==== Descendants ==== Icelandic: faðerni Middle Norwegian: faþærni Old Swedish: fäþerne Swedish: fäderne Old Danish: fæþrini Danish: fædrene (adjective) Old Gutnish: feþrni === References ===