aðalbraut
Icelandic
Etymology
From aðal- (“main-”) + braut (“path”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈaːðalˌprøyːt/
Noun
aðalbraut f (genitive singular aðalbrautar, nominative plural aðalbrautir)
Usage notes
- Particularly used to denote a road where traffic has right of way over traffic on adjoining roads.
Declension
| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | aðalbraut | aðalbrautin | aðalbrautir | aðalbrautirnar |
| accusative | aðalbraut | aðalbrautina | aðalbrautir | aðalbrautirnar |
| dative | aðalbraut | aðalbrautinni | aðalbrautum | aðalbrautunum |
| genitive | aðalbrautar | aðalbrautarinnar | aðalbrauta | aðalbrautanna |
Further reading
- “aðalbraut” in the Dictionary of Modern Icelandic (in Icelandic) and ISLEX (in the Nordic languages)