vítahringur

Icelandic

Etymology

From víti (“inferno, hell”) +‎ hringur (“ring, circle”), literally “the circle of hells”.

Noun

vítahringur m (genitive singular vítahrings, no plural)

1. vicious circle

Declension

Declension of vítahringur (sg-only masculine, based on hringur)

	singular
	indefinite	definite
nominative	vítahringur	vítahringurinn
accusative	vítahring	vítahringinn
dative	vítahring	vítahringnum
genitive	vítahrings	vítahringsins

Further reading

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