verðbólga

Icelandic

Etymology

From verð (“price”) +‎ bólga (“swelling”).

Noun

verðbólga f (genitive singular verðbólgu, no plural)

1. (economics) inflation

Antonyms

• verðhjöðnun f (“deflation”)

Derived terms

• óðaverðbólga f (“hyperinflation”)
• verðbólguhvetjandi (“inflationary”)

Further reading

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