-erni

Icelandic Etymology is faðerni paternity, is móðerni maternity, is bróðerni fraternity from is faðir father, is móðir mother and is bróðir brother + is -ni n.156 The e may be the result of i- mutation of the original stem vowel *a. Suffix n is feminine abstract noun a nominal suffix, forming abstract nouns, mostly from adjectives usually no plural forms is þjóð f nation, people þjóðerni nationality is salur m hall salerni toilet Declension n Derived terms is References Further reading §38 28