þröngur

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse þrǫngr (“narrow”), from Proto-Germanic *þrangwaz.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈθrøyŋkʏr/

  Rhymes: -øyŋkʏr

Adjective

þröngur (comparative þrengri, superlative þrengstur or (archaic/obsolete) þröngvastur)

1. narrow

   Synonym: krappur

2. crowded, confined

   Synonym: rúmlítill

   Það var þröngt um mig.

   I have no room to move.

   Þröngar aðstæður.

   Confined spaces.

3. difficult

   Synonym: erfiður

   Þröngur efnahagur.

   Tight budget.

4. (of space) tight
5. (of space) close-fitting, tight

   Synonym: aðskorinn

Declension

positive forms of þröngur (umlauted-comp)

strong declension (indefinite)	singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	þröngur	þröng	þröngt
	accusative	þröngan, þröngvan1	þrönga, þröngva1
	dative	þröngum, þröngvum1	þröngri	þröngu, þröngvu1
	genitive	þröngs	þröngrar	þröngs
	plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	þröngir, þröngvir1	þröngar, þröngvar1	þröng
	accusative	þrönga, þröngva1
	dative	þröngum, þröngvum1
	genitive	þröngra
weak declension (definite)	singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	þröngi, þröngvi1	þrönga, þröngva1	þrönga, þröngva1
	acc/dat/gen	þrönga, þröngva1	þröngu, þröngvu1
	plural (all-case)	þröngu, þröngvu1

¹Archaic/obsolete.

comparative forms of þröngur (umlauted-comp)

weak declension (definite)		masculine	feminine	neuter
	singular (all-case)	þrengri	þrengri	þrengra
	plural (all-case)	þrengri

superlative forms of þröngur (umlauted-comp)

strong declension (indefinite)	singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	þrengstur, þröngvastur1	þrengst, þröngvust1	þrengst, þröngvast1
	accusative	þrengstan, þröngvastan1	þrengsta, þröngvasta1
	dative	þrengstum, þröngvustum1	þrengstri, þröngvastri1	þrengstu, þröngvustu1
	genitive	þrengsts, þröngvasts1	þrengstrar, þröngvastrar1	þrengsts, þröngvasts1
	plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	þrengstir, þröngvastir1	þrengstar, þröngvastar1	þrengst, þröngvust1
	accusative	þrengsta, þröngvasta1
	dative	þrengstum, þröngvustum1
	genitive	þrengstra, þröngvastra1
weak declension (definite)	singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	þrengsti, þröngvasti1	þrengsta, þröngvasta1	þrengsta, þröngvasta1
	acc/dat/gen	þrengsta, þröngvasta1	þrengstu, þröngvustu1
	plural (all-case)	þrengstu, þröngvustu1

¹Archaic/obsolete.

References

• Ásgeir Blöndal Magnússon (1989) Íslensk orðsifjabók, Reykjavík: Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies, →ISBN (Available at Málið.is under the “Eldri orðabækur” tab.)
• Kristín Bjarnadóttir, editor (2002–2025), “þröngur”, in Beygingarlýsing íslensks nútímamáls [The Database of Modern Icelandic Inflection] (in Icelandic), Reykjavík: The Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies
• Mörður Árnason (2019) Íslensk orðabók, 5th edition, Reykjavík: Forlagið
• “þröngur” in the Dictionary of Modern Icelandic (in Icelandic) and ISLEX (in the Nordic languages)
• “þröngur”, in Ritmálssafn Orðabókar Háskólans [The Written Collection of the Lexicological Institute] (in Icelandic), Reykjavík: The Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies, (Can we date this quote?)