straujárn

Icelandic

Etymology

From strauja (“to iron”) +‎ járn (“iron”), literally “ironing iron”.

Noun

straujárn n (genitive singular straujárns, nominative plural straujárn)

1. an iron for pressing clothes, a smoothing iron

Declension

Declension of straujárn (neuter, based on járn)

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	straujárn	straujárnið	straujárn	straujárnin
accusative	straujárn	straujárnið	straujárn	straujárnin
dative	straujárni	straujárninu	straujárnum	straujárnunum
genitive	straujárns	straujárnsins	straujárna	straujárnanna

Derived terms

• gufustraujárn (“steam iron”)
• rafmagnsstraujárn (“electric iron”)

Related terms

• straubolti

References

• Kristín Bjarnadóttir, editor (2002–2024), “straujárn”, in Beygingarlýsing íslensks nútímamáls [The Database of Modern Icelandic Inflection] (in Icelandic), Reykjavík: The Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies