svæði

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse svæði, from Proto-Germanic *swaþō, a term of unclear further origin. Cognate with English swath; see there for more.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsvaiːðɪ/

  Rhymes: -aiːðɪ

Noun

svæði n (genitive singular svæðis, nominative plural svæði)

1. area
2. territory

Declension

Declension of svæði (neuter)

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	svæði	svæðið	svæði	svæðin
accusative	svæði	svæðið	svæði	svæðin
dative	svæði	svæðinu	svæðum	svæðunum
genitive	svæðis	svæðisins	svæða	svæðanna

Further reading

• “svæði” in the Dictionary of Modern Icelandic (in Icelandic) and ISLEX (in the Nordic languages)