eitt þúsund

Icelandic

Icelandic numbers (edit)
[a], [b] ←  100  ←  900 1,000 2,000  →  1,000,000 (106)  → 
100[a], [b]
    Cardinal: þúsund, eitt þúsund
    Ordinal: þúsundasti
    Ordinal abbreviation: 1000.
    Fractional: þúsundasti

Etymology

Literally, “one thousand”.

Numeral

eitt þúsund (indeclinable)

  1. one thousand, a thousand
    Synonym: þúsund

Usage notes

  • þúsund is a neuter noun; thus, einn assumes its neuter form eitt. However, the resulting expression is treated as an indeclinable adjective and remains as such in all grammatical cases, with any associated noun assuming the case required by the syntactic context. Multiples of hundrað (“hundred”) work the same way, but higher numerals are treated as nouns and govern an associated noun in the genitive plural.
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