smáorð

Icelandic

Etymology

From smá- (“small, little”) +‎ orð (“word”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsmauːɔrð/

Noun

smáorð n (genitive singular smáorðs, nominative plural smáorð)

1. (grammar) a particle, function word; (a word which is neither a fallorð (“noun, pronoun, numeral, article”) nor a sagnorð (“a verb”)) (abbreviation sm.)

Hyponyms

• (function word): atviksorð (“adverbs”), forsetningar (“prepositions”), nafnháttarmerki (“infinitive particles”), samtengingar (“conjunctions”), upphrópanir (“interjections”)