fjórðungur

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse fjórðungr, from Proto-Germanic *fedurþungaz, related to Icelandic fjórði (“fourth”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈfjourðuŋkʏr/
    Rhymes: -uŋkʏr

Noun

fjórðungur m (genitive singular fjórðungs, nominative plural fjórðungar)

  1. quarter (one of four equal parts)

Declension

Declension of fjórðungur (masculine)
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative fjórðungur fjórðungurinn fjórðungar fjórðungarnir
accusative fjórðung fjórðunginn fjórðunga fjórðungana
dative fjórðungi fjórðungnum fjórðungum fjórðungunum
genitive fjórðungs fjórðungsins fjórðunga fjórðunganna

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