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 (feminine)

	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)