inngangur
Icelandic
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Old Norse inngangr, from Proto-Germanic *inngangaz.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]inngangur m (genitive singular inngangs, nominative plural inngangar)
- entrance (place of entry)
- introduction, foreword
- Synonym: formáli
Declension
[edit]Declension of inngangur (masculine, based on gangur)
| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | inngangur | inngangurinn | inngangar | inngangarnir |
| accusative | inngang | innganginn | innganga | inngangana |
| dative | inngangi | innganginum | inngöngum | inngöngunum |
| genitive | inngangs | inngangsins | innganga | innganganna |
References
[edit]- Kristín Bjarnadóttir, editor (2002–2025), “inngangur”, 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
- “inngangur” in the Dictionary of Modern Icelandic (in Icelandic) and ISLEX (in the Nordic languages)
- “inngangur”, in Íðorðabanki [Terminology Bank] (in Icelandic), Reykjavík: The Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies, 2002–2024