innsog

Icelandic

Etymology

From inn- (“in”) +‎ sog (“the act of sucking”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɪn(ː)sɔːk/

Noun

innsog n (genitive singular innsogs, nominative plural innsog)

1. choke (control on a carburettor)
2. inhalation

   Hann talaði stanslaust og þegar hann þurfti að anda talaði hann á innsoginu.

   He spoke nonstop, and when he needed to breathe he spoke while inhaling.

Usage notes

• The sense "inhalation" is mostly used in the set phrase á innsoginu (“while inhaling”).

Declension

declension of innsog

n-s	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	innsog	innsogið	innsog	innsogin
accusative	innsog	innsogið	innsog	innsogin
dative	innsogi	innsoginu	innsogum	innsogunum
genitive	innsogs	innsogsins	innsoga	innsoganna

Synonyms

• (inhalation): innöndun

Derived terms

• aka á innsoginu
• á innsoginu
• innsogsloft
• tala á innsoginu (“speaking while inhaling”)

See also

• loftsog
• ísog
• þindarlaus
• þindarlaust