Alþingi
Icelandic edit
Etymology edit
Inherited from Old Norse alþingi, from al- (“universal, general”) + a derivative of þing (“assembly, meeting”) with -i from Proto-Germanic *-(i)ją.
Pronunciation edit
Proper noun edit
Alþingi n
- The elected parliament of Iceland, first formed in 930 AD by the most powerful leaders of Iceland. Anglicised as Althingi.
Usage notes edit
Used countably in a lower case spelling (alþingi) to refer to specific sessions of the parliament.
Declension edit
declension of Alþingi