Etymograph : Old Norse : Rules : on-gen

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From POS: N

Added category values: .gen (Case: Genitive)

word is gen-ar:

append 'ar'

Examples

From	To	Gloss	Expected
Bárðr	Bárðar	Bard	Bárðrar
Herjólfsson	Herjólfssonar	Herjólf.GEN-son
Sigrøðr	Sigrøðar	Sigrøðr	Sigrøðrar
gröptr	graptar	digging	gröptrar
sonr	sonar	son	sonrar
Hálfdan	Hálfdanar	Hálfdan
Gunnhildr	Gunnhildar	Gunnhildr	Gunnhildrar
Bjarn	Bjarnar	Bjarn
Önundr	Önundar	Önundr	Önundrar
skurðr	skurðar	cutting	skurðrar
þegnskapr	þegnskapar	generosity	þegnskaprar
öfund	öfundar	envy

(word is m or word is n) and word is strong:

append 's'

Examples

From	To	Gloss	Expected
Ingólfr	Ingólfs	Ingolf	Ingólfrs
Reykjanes	Reykjaness	smoke-headland
Grœnland	Grœnlands	green-land
Hörda-Knútr	Hörda-Knúts	Hörda-Knút	Hörda-Knútrs
jarl	jarls	earl
Ísland	Íslands	Iceland
Alrekr	Alreks	Alrekr	Alrekrs
Ormr	Orms	Ormr	Ormrs
Hólmgeirr	Hólmgeirs	Hólmgeirr	Hólmgeirrs
Egill	Egils	Egill	Egills
hersir	hersis	lord	hersirs
ríki	ríkis	kingdom
skip	skips	ship
land	lands	land
karl	karls	old man

word is f and word is strong:

append 'ar'

Examples

From	To	Gloss	Expected
sök	sakar	cause	sökar

word ends with 'i':

change ending to 'a'

Examples

From	To	Gloss
kraki	kraka	Kraki
Hjalti	Hjalta	Hjalti
búandi	búanda	husband
ákafi	ákafa	eagerness
bardagi	bardaga	battle
fóstri	fóstra	foster-son
Brodd-Helgi	Brodd-Helga	Brodd-Helgi

(word ends with 'va' or word ends with 'a') and word is f:

change ending to 'u'
apply rule 'on-u-umlaut'

Examples

From	To	Gloss	Expected
undirhyggja	undirhyggju	deceitfulness
kúla	kúlu	hunchback
Ásta	Ástu	Ásta
Gyða	Gyðu	Gyða
móttaka	móttöku	resistance	móttuku
orrosta	orrostu	battle
hella	hellu	flat stone

otherwise:

no change

Examples

From	To	Gloss	Expected
Herjólfr	Herjólfs	Herjólf	Herjólfr
Vagr	Vags	Vag Bay	Vagr
Eiríkr	Eiríks	Eirik	Eiríkr
Danmörk	Danmarkar	Denmark	Danmörk
Haraldr	Haralds	Harald	Haraldr
Hólmsgarðr	Hólmsgarðs	Holmgard	Hólmsgarðr
Hrólfr	Hrólfs	Hrólfr	Hrólfr
konungr	konungs	king	konungr
faðir	föður	father	faðir
Þorsteinn	Þorsteins	Þorsteinn	Þorsteinn
Gunnlaugr	Gunnlaugs	Gunnlaug	Gunnlaugr
maðr	manns	man	maðr
Þórir	Þóris	Þórir	Þórir
ek	mín	I	ek
þú	þín	you	þú
vér	vár	we	vér
Skalla-Grímsson	Skalla-Grímssonar	Skalla-Grímr.GEN-son	Skalla-Grímsson
hóf	hófs	moderation	hóf
Mikligarðr	Miklagarðs	Mikligarðr	Mikligarðr
dróttning	dróttningar	queen	dróttning
Grikland	Griklands	Greece	Grikland
Ófeigr	Ófeigs	Ófeigr	Ófeigr
burlufótr	burlufótar	Clumsy-foot	burlufótr
Ívar	Ívars	Ívar	Ívar
beytill	beytils	horse-prick	beytill
móðir	móður	mother	móðir
Guðbjarg	Guðbjargar	Guðbjarg	Guðbjarg
Guðbrandr	Guðbrands	Guðbrandr	Guðbrandr
Óláfr	Óláfs	Óláfr	Óláfr
Nóregr	Nóregs	Norway	Nóregr
Öndóttr	Öndótts	Öndóttr	Öndóttr
Sighvatr	Sighvats	Sighvatr	Sighvatr
Ingjaldr	Ingjalds	Ingjaldr	Ingjaldr
Skalla-Grímr	Skalla-Gríms	Skalla-Grímr	Skalla-Grímr
nám	náms	seizure	nám
steinn	Steins	stone	steinn
Héðinn	Héðins	Héðinn	Héðinn
vægð	vægðar	mercy	vægð
hafr	hafrs	goat	hafr
Þorgils	Þorgils	Þorgils
vit	okkar	we two	vit
Mímir	Mímis	Mímir	Mímir
Níðhöggr	Níðhöggs	Níðhögg	Níðhöggr
Óðinn	Óðins	Óðinn	Óðinn
Baldr	Baldrs	Baldr	Baldr

Orphan Examples

From	To	Gloss
landnámsmaðr	landnámsmanns	settler

Referencing rules