sannan

Finnish

Noun

sannan

  1. Genitive singular form of santa.

Old Norse

Etymology 1

From sanna (“assert, proof”) +‎ -an, from Proto-Germanic *sanþōniz.

Alternative forms
  • sǫnnun

Noun

sannan f (genitive sannanar, plural sannanir)

  1. assertation, confirmation
  2. proof
Declension
  Declension of sannan (strong i-stem)
feminine singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative sannan sannanin sannanir sannanirnar
accusative sannan sannanina sannanir sannanirnar
dative sannan sannaninni sannanum sannanunum
genitive sannanar sannanarinnar sannana sannananna
Derived terms
  • sannanarmaðr m (“one who vouches for another's word or oath”)
  • sannanarmark n (“evidence”)
  • sannanarorð n (“epithet”)
Descendants

References
  • sannan in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the main entry.

Adjective

sannan

  1. accusative singular masculine form of saðr, sannr
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