óreiða

Icelandic

Etymology

From ó- (“un-, dis-”) +‎ reiða (“order”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈouːreiːða/

Noun

óreiða f (genitive singular óreiðu, no plural)

1. chaos, disorder

   Synonyms: ringulreið, rugl

2. (physics) entropy

Declension

Declension of óreiða (sg-only feminine, based on reiða)

	singular
	indefinite	definite
nominative	óreiða	óreiðan
accusative	óreiðu	óreiðuna
dative	óreiðu	óreiðunni
genitive	óreiðu	óreiðunnar

Further reading

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