þröngur

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse þrǫngr (“narrow”), from Proto-Germanic *þrangwaz.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈθrøyŋkʏr/

  Rhymes: -øyŋkʏr

Adjective

þröngur (comparative þrengri, superlative þrengstur)

1. narrow
2. crowded, confined

   Það var þröngt um mig.

   I have no room to move.

   Þröngar aðstæður.

   Confined spaces.

3. difficult

   Þröngur efnahagur.

   Tight budget.

4. (of space) tight
5. (of space) close-fitting, tight

Inflection

    positive (strong declension)

singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	þröngur	þröng	þröngt
accusative	þröngan	þrönga	þröngt
dative	þröngum	þröngri	þröngu
genitive	þröngs	þröngrar	þröngs
plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	þröngir	þröngar	þröng
accusative	þrönga	þröngar	þröng
dative	þröngum	þröngum	þröngum
genitive	þröngra	þröngra	þröngra

    positive (weak declension)

singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	þröngi	þrönga	þrönga
accusative	þrönga	þröngu	þrönga
dative	þrönga	þröngu	þrönga
genitive	þrönga	þröngu	þrönga
plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	þröngu	þröngu	þröngu
accusative	þröngu	þröngu	þröngu
dative	þröngu	þröngu	þröngu
genitive	þröngu	þröngu	þröngu

    comparative

singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	þrengri	þrengri	þrengra
accusative	þrengri	þrengri	þrengra
dative	þrengri	þrengri	þrengra
genitive	þrengri	þrengri	þrengra
plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	þrengri	þrengri	þrengri
accusative	þrengri	þrengri	þrengri
dative	þrengri	þrengri	þrengri
genitive	þrengri	þrengri	þrengri

    superlative (strong declension)

singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	þrengstur	þrengst	þrengst
accusative	þrengstan	þrengsta	þrengst
dative	þrengstum	þrengstri	þrengstu
genitive	þrengsts	þrengstrar	þrengsts
plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	þrengstir	þrengstar	þrengst
accusative	þrengsta	þrengstar	þrengst
dative	þrengstum	þrengstum	þrengstum
genitive	þrengstra	þrengstra	þrengstra

    superlative (weak declension)

singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	þrengsti	þrengsta	þrengsta
accusative	þrengsta	þrengstu	þrengsta
dative	þrengsta	þrengstu	þrengsta
genitive	þrengsta	þrengstu	þrengsta
plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	þrengstu	þrengstu	þrengstu
accusative	þrengstu	þrengstu	þrengstu
dative	þrengstu	þrengstu	þrengstu
genitive	þrengstu	þrengstu	þrengstu

Synonyms

• (narrow): krappur
• (crowded): rúmlítill
• (difficult): erfiður
• (close-fitting): aðskorinn