klósett

See also: klosett

Icelandic

Etymology

Borrowed from Danish kloset (“a room for urination and defecation”), from German Klosett, from English closet. Compare English water closet.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkʰlouːsɛht/

Noun

klósett n (genitive singular klósetts, nominative plural klósett)

1. toilet
2. bathroom, WC

   Synonyms: baðherbergi n, salerni n, snyrting f, vatnssalerni n, mígildi n

Declension

Declension of klósett (neuter)

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	klósett	klósettið	klósett	klósettin
accusative	klósett	klósettið	klósett	klósettin
dative	klósetti	klósettinu	klósettum	klósettunum
genitive	klósetts	klósettsins	klósetta	klósettanna

Derived terms

• klósettpappír
• klósettbursti

References

• Kristín Bjarnadóttir, editor (2002–2025), “klósett”, in Beygingarlýsing íslensks nútímamáls [The Database of Modern Icelandic Inflection] (in Icelandic), Reykjavík: The Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies