Alþingi
Appearance
Icelandic
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Inherited from Old Norse alþingi, from al- (“universal, general”) + a derivative of þing (“assembly, meeting”) with -i from Proto-Germanic *-(i)ją.
Pronunciation
[edit]Proper noun
[edit]Alþingi n
- The elected parliament of Iceland, first formed in 930 AD by the most powerful leaders of Iceland. Anglicised as Althingi.
Usage notes
[edit]Used countably in a lower case spelling (alþingi) to refer to specific sessions of the parliament.
Declension
[edit]Declension of Alþingi (sg-only neuter)
indefinite singular | |
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nominative | Alþingi |
accusative | Alþingi |
dative | Alþingi |
genitive | Alþingis |
Derived terms
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- Icelandic terms inherited from Old Norse
- Icelandic terms derived from Old Norse
- Icelandic terms inherited from Proto-Germanic
- Icelandic terms derived from Proto-Germanic
- Icelandic 3-syllable words
- Icelandic terms with IPA pronunciation
- Rhymes:Icelandic/iŋcɪ
- Rhymes:Icelandic/iŋcɪ/1 syllable
- Icelandic lemmas
- Icelandic proper nouns
- Icelandic neuter nouns
- Icelandic uncountable nouns
- is:Government