félag
See also: felag
Icelandic
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈfjɛːlaːɣ/
Noun
félag n (genitive singular félags, nominative plural félög)
- a (usually formally organized) group of people and/or other group entities; society, company, organization
Declension
| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | félag | félagið | félög | félögin |
| accusative | félag | félagið | félög | félögin |
| dative | félagi | félaginu | félögum | félögunum |
| genitive | félags | félagsins | félaga | félaganna |
Derived terms
- félagslyndi (“sociability”)
- félagslyndur (“sociable”)
- lánasamvinnufélag (“credit union”)
- stéttarfélag (“trade union”)
- sveitarfélag (“municipality. township”)
Related terms
- félagi
- félagsfræði
- félagslegur
- félagsmaður
- félagsskapur
- hlutafélag
- samfélag
- samvinnufélag
Further reading
- “félag” in the Dictionary of Modern Icelandic (in Icelandic) and ISLEX (in the Nordic languages)
Old Norse
Etymology
From fé (“livestock, wealth”) + lag.
Noun
félag n (genitive félags)
Declension
| neuter | singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | félag | félagit | félǫg | félǫgin |
| accusative | félag | félagit | félǫg | félǫgin |
| dative | félagi | félaginu | félǫgum | félǫgunum |
| genitive | félags | félagsins | félaga | félaganna |
Derived terms
- félagaerfð f (“a partner's inheritance”)
- félagi m (“partner, comrade”)
- félagleikr m (“friendlyness”)
- félagligr (“friendly, kind”)
- félagsbú n (“joint household”)
- félagsfé n (“common fund”)
- félagsgørð f (“entrance into partnership; contract”)
- félagshross n (“a horse owned in partnership with others”)
- félagskapligr (“friendly, kind”)
- félagskapr m (“partnership, friendship”)
- félagslagning f (“entering into partnership”)
- félagsmaðr m (“partner”)
- félagsvætti n (“a witness in matters of a félag”)
- samfélag n (“fellowship, company”)
- vandræðafélag n (“troublesome fellowship”)
Descendants
- Danish: fælle (archaic)
- Icelandic: félag
- Norwegian Nynorsk: felag n; felles (from (til) félags)
- Norwegian Bokmål: felles
- Old Swedish: fælagh
Further reading
- Zoëga, Geir T. (1910) “félag”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 132; also available at the Internet Archive