umhverfi

Icelandic

Etymology

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Noun

umhverfi n (genitive singular umhverfis, no plural)

1. an environment, surroundings, environs

Declension

Declension of umhverfi (sg-only neuter, based on hverfi)

	singular
	indefinite	definite
nominative	umhverfi	umhverfið
accusative	umhverfi	umhverfið
dative	umhverfi	umhverfinu
genitive	umhverfis	umhverfisins

Derived terms

• umhverfis- (“ambient”)
• umhverfisaðstæður (“ambient climate”)
• umhverfishiti (“ambient temperature”)
• umhverfishávaði (“ambient noise”)
• umhverfislýsing (“ambient lighting”)
• umhverfisþáttur (“ambient factor”)

References

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