hreppur

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Icelandic

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Etymology

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From Old Norse hreppr (“municipal district”), from Proto-Germanic *hrampijaz, from Proto-Germanic *hrimpaną (“to shrink, contract, shrivel”). Cognate with Faroese reppur (“district”).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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hreppur m (genitive singular hrepps, nominative plural hreppar)

  1. municipality (especially in rural areas)

Declension

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    Declension of hreppur
m-s1 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative hreppur hreppurinn hreppar hrepparnir
accusative hrepp hreppinn hreppa hreppana
dative hreppi hreppnum hreppum hreppunum
genitive hrepps hreppsins hreppa hreppanna
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