reiknirit

Icelandic

Etymology

From reikni- (“algorithmic, arithmetic, computational”) +‎ rit (“a writ; a written work”).

Noun

reiknirit n (genitive singular reiknirits, nominative plural reiknirit)

1. an algorithm (well-defined procedure)

Declension

Declension of reiknirit (neuter)

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	reiknirit	reikniritið	reiknirit	reikniritin
accusative	reiknirit	reikniritið	reiknirit	reikniritin
dative	reikniriti	reikniritinu	reikniritum	reikniritunum
genitive	reiknirits	reikniritsins	reiknirita	reikniritanna

Synonyms

• (algorithm): algrím, (rare) algóriþmi (rare) reiknisögn

Derived terms

• aðhæft ítrekunarreiknirit (“adaptive iterative algorithm”)
• deilingarreiknirit (“division algorithm”)
• rakið reiknirit (“recursive algorithm”)
• reiknirit Evklíðs (“Euclidean algorithm, algorithm of Euclid”)
• reiknirit Gauss (“Gauss elimination method”)
• reiknirits- (“algorithmic”)

References

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