rafmagn

Icelandic

Etymology

From raf (“amber”) +‎ magn (“power”), calquing the internationalism electricity, which derives from Ancient Greek ἤλεκτρον (ḗlektron, “amber”).

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈrav.makn/
• (colloquial) IPA: /ˈraːmakn/

Noun

rafmagn n (genitive singular rafmagns, uncountable)

1. electricity

Declension

declension of rafmagn

n-s	singular
	indefinite	definite
nominative	rafmagn	rafmagnið
accusative	rafmagn	rafmagnið
dative	rafmagni	rafmagninu
genitive	rafmagns	rafmagnsins