fjórðungur
Icelandic edit
Etymology edit
From Old Norse fjórðungr, from Proto-Germanic *fedurþungaz, related to Icelandic fjórði (“fourth”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
fjórðungur m (genitive singular fjórðungs, nominative plural fjórðungar)
- quarter (one of four equal parts)
Declension edit
declension of fjórðungur
| m-s1 | singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | fjórðungur | fjórðungurinn | fjórðungar | fjórðungarnir |
| accusative | fjórðung | fjórðunginn | fjórðunga | fjórðungana |
| dative | fjórðungi | fjórðungnum | fjórðungum | fjórðungunum |
| genitive | fjórðungs | fjórðungsins | fjórðunga | fjórðunganna |
Further reading edit
- “fjórðungur” in the Dictionary of Modern Icelandic (in Icelandic) and ISLEX (in the Nordic languages)