veif

Icelandic

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /veiːv/
• Rhymes: -eiːv

Noun

veif f (genitive singular veifar, nominative plural veifar)

1. small flag
2. (computing) a semaphore; (bit, token, fragment of code, or some other mechanism which is used to restrict access to a shared function or device to a single process at a time, or to synchronize and coordinate events in different processes)

Declension

declension of veif

f-s1	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	veif	veifin	veifar	veifarnar
accusative	veif	veifina	veifar	veifarnar
dative	veif	veifinni	veifum	veifunum
genitive	veifar	veifarinnar	veifa	veifanna

Related terms

• stöðuvísir, stöðuveifa, veifa (computing; a flag)