fjórðungur
Icelandic
editEtymology
editFrom Old Norse fjórðungr, from Proto-Germanic *fedurþungaz, related to Icelandic fjórði (“fourth”).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editfjórðungur m (genitive singular fjórðungs, nominative plural fjórðungar)
- quarter (one of four equal parts)
Declension
edit| Declension of fjórðungur | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| m-s1 | singular | plural | ||
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | fjórðungur | fjórðungurinn | fjórðungar | fjórðungarnir |
| accusative | fjórðung | fjórðunginn | fjórðunga | fjórðungana |
| dative | fjórðungi | fjórðungnum | fjórðungum | fjórðungunum |
| genitive | fjórðungs | fjórðungsins | fjórðunga | fjórðunganna |
Further reading
edit- “fjórðungur” in the Dictionary of Modern Icelandic (in Icelandic) and ISLEX (in the Nordic languages)
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- Icelandic terms inherited from Old Norse
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