nálgun
See also: nalgún
Icelandic
[edit]Noun
[edit]nálgun f (genitive singular nálgunar, nominative plural nálganir)
- approach; the act of approaching something
- closeness, nearness, proximity
- (mathematics) approximation
Declension
[edit]Declension of nálgun (feminine)
| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | nálgun | nálgunin | nálganir | nálganirnar |
| accusative | nálgun | nálgunina | nálganir | nálganirnar |
| dative | nálgun | nálguninni | nálgunum | nálgununum |
| genitive | nálgunar | nálgunarinnar | nálgana | nálgananna |
Derived terms
[edit]- nálgunarbann (“restraining order”)
Further reading
[edit]- “nálgun” in the Dictionary of Modern Icelandic (in Icelandic) and ISLEX (in the Nordic languages)