hreppur

Icelandic

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈr̥ɛhpʏr/

  Rhymes: -ɛhpʏr

Noun

hreppur m (genitive singular hrepps, nominative plural hreppar or hreppir)

1. municipality (especially in rural areas)

Declension

Declension of hreppur (masculine)

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	hreppur	hreppurinn	hreppar, hreppir	hrepparnir, hreppirnir
accusative	hrepp	hreppinn	hreppa, hreppi	hreppana, hreppina
dative	hrepp, hreppi	hreppnum	hreppum	hreppunum
genitive	hrepps	hreppsins	hreppa	hreppanna