fræði

== Icelandic == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈfraiːðɪ/ === Etymology 1 === From Old Norse frœði, from Proto-Germanic *frōdį̄. By surface analysis, fróður (“knowledgeable”) +‎ -i n (abstract noun suffix), or respectively +‎ -i f (abstract noun suffix). Cognate to Faroese frøði, Swedish frode, and Middle High German vruote. ==== Noun ==== fræði n pl (plural only, genitive plural fræða) orfræði f (genitive singular fræði, no plural) (sciences) science, studies Synonym: vísindi Hún er í meistaranámi í íslenskum fræðum. ― She's in a master's degree programme in Icelandic studies. ===== Usage notes ===== With the simple noun the neuter plural is vastly more common. But when it is used as a suffix to form designations of branches of science, -fræði (“-logy”) is much more often feminine singular. ===== Declension ===== ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Related terms ===== fróður (“knowledgeable”) fræðingur m (“expert”) fræða (“to educate”) === Etymology 2 === ==== Verb ==== fræði inflection of fræða: first-person singular present third-person present subjunctive === Further reading === “fræði” in the Dictionary of Modern Icelandic (in Icelandic) and ISLEX (in the Nordic languages) Kristín Bjarnadóttir, editor (2002–2026), “fræði”, in Beygingarlýsing íslensks nútímamáls [The Database of Modern Icelandic Inflection] (in Icelandic), Reykjavík: The Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies