hrun

Icelandic

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /r̥ʏːn/
• Rhymes: -ʏːn

Noun

hrun n (genitive singular hruns, nominative plural hrun)

1. fall, collapse, ruin
2. structural collapse
3. (computing) crash
4. (economics) crash (in the price of something)

Declension

Declension of hrun (neuter)

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	hrun	hrunið	hrun	hrunin
accusative	hrun	hrunið	hrun	hrunin
dative	hruni	hruninu	hrunum	hrununum
genitive	hruns	hrunsins	hruna	hrunanna

Derived terms

• bankahrun
• Hrunið (“the crash”)
• hrunspenna
• kerfishrun (“a system crash”)
• ráðgjöf, tengd lagfæringu eftir hrun í tölvuvélbúnaði (“hardware disaster-recovery consultancy service”)
• varnir gegn grjóthruni (“cliff protection”)

Related terms

• hrynja (“to collapse”)

Further reading

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