fangelsi

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse fangelsi, synchronically analyzed as a nominal formation related to fanga (“to capture, seize”).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈfauŋcɛlsɪ/

Noun

fangelsi n (genitive singular fangelsis, nominative plural fangelsi)

  1. prison

Declension

Declension of fangelsi (neuter)
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative fangelsi fangelsið fangelsi fangelsin
accusative fangelsi fangelsið fangelsi fangelsin
dative fangelsi fangelsinu fangelsum fangelsunum
genitive fangelsis fangelsisins fangelsa fangelsanna

Derived terms

  • fangelsa
  • lífstíðarfangelsi
  • stofufangelsi

References

  1. ^ Ásgeir Blöndal Magnússon (1989) “fangelsi”, in Íslensk orðsifjabók, Reykjavík: Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies, →ISBN (Available at Málið.is under the “Eldri orðabækur” tab.)

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