No. 961 in Icelandic
guðna
"Guðna" is a masculine given name in Icelandic, derived from "Guð," meaning "God."
In a sentence
Guðna er nýr kennari í skólanum.
Guðna is a new teacher at the school.
In this sentence, 'Guðna' is the possessive singular genitive form of the male name 'Guðni', used to refer to a specific person.
Við töluðum við Guðna um verkefnið.
We talked to Guðna about the project.
Here, 'Guðna' is the accusative case of the proper noun 'Guðni', employed when 'Guðni' is the direct object of the action.
Hafið þið séð Guðna nýlega?
Have you seen Guðna recently?
In this query, 'Guðna' serves as the accusative form of the noun 'Guðni', used because 'Guðni' is the object of the verb 'see' in the sentence.
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