lausn

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse lausn, from Proto-Germanic *lausīniz.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /lœistn/

  Rhymes: -œistn

Noun

lausn f (genitive singular lausnar, nominative plural lausnir)

1. release
2. solution (to a problem)
3. (chemistry) solution (homogeneous mixture)

Declension

declension of lausn

f-s2	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	lausn	lausnin	lausnir	lausnirnar
accusative	lausn	lausnina	lausnir	lausnirnar
dative	lausn	lausninni	lausnum	lausnunum
genitive	lausnar	lausnarinnar	lausna	lausnanna

Further reading

• “lausn” in the Dictionary of Modern Icelandic (in Icelandic) and ISLEX (in the Nordic languages)