markaður

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse markaðr, marknaðr (“market”), from northern Old French markiet, from Old French marchié, from Latin mercātus (“market”). Cognate with Faroese marknaður, Danish marked, Norwegian Bokmål marked, Swedish marknad.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmar̥kaðʏr/

Noun

markaður m (genitive singular markaðar or markaðs, nominative plural markaðir)

1. market, marketplace, fair
2. market (group of potential customers)

   Markaðurinn er mettaður.

   The market is saturated.

Synonyms

• (market): sölutorg, verslun, basar

Derived terms

• frjáls markaður (“free market”)
• hlutabréfamarkaður (“stock market”)
• markaðsbúskapur (“market economy”)
• markaðsfræði (“study of marketing”)
• markaðsfræðingur (“marketer”)
• markaðsgreining (“market analysis”)
• markaðshlutdeild (“market share”)
• markaðshorfur (“market prospects”)
• markaðskönnun (“market research”)
• markaðsmaður (“marketer”)
• markaðsrannsókn (“market research”)
• markaðssetja (“to market”)
• markaðssetning (“marketing”)
• markaðstorg (“market square, marketplace”)
• markaðsverð (“market price”)
• markaðsöfl (“market forces”)
• setja á markað (“to market, to put on the market”)
• svartur markaður (“black market”)