auðmýkja

Icelandic

Etymology

From auð- (“easily-”) +‎ mýkja (“to soften”). Compare to Danish ydmyge, Norwegian Nynorsk audmykja and Swedish ödmjuka.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈøyð.miːca/

Verb

auðmýkja (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative auðmýkti, supine auðmýkt)

  1. (transitive, with accusative) to humiliate

Conjugation

Synonyms

Derived terms

  • auðmýking (“humiliation”)
  • auðmýkandi (“humiliating”)
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