ákæruvald
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Icelandic
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From ákæra + vald, literally “the power to prosecute”.
Noun
[edit]ákæruvald n (genitive singular ákæruvalds, nominative plural ákæruvöld)
- the power to prosecute
- (with a definite article) the prosecution authority, the public prosecutor's office
- Ákæruvaldið fer fram á 10 ára fangelsi. ― The public prosecutor will be seeking a 10 year prison term.
Declension
[edit]Declension of ákæruvald (neuter)
singular | plural | |||
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indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
nominative | ákæruvald | ákæruvaldið | ákæruvöld | ákæruvöldin |
accusative | ákæruvald | ákæruvaldið | ákæruvöld | ákæruvöldin |
dative | ákæruvaldi | ákæruvaldinu | ákæruvöldum | ákæruvöldunum |
genitive | ákæruvalds | ákæruvaldsins | ákæruvalda | ákæruvaldanna |
Further reading
[edit]- “ákæruvald” in the Dictionary of Modern Icelandic (in Icelandic) and ISLEX (in the Nordic languages)