hreppur

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse hreppr (“municipal district”), from Proto-Germanic *hrampijaz, from Proto-Germanic *hrimpaną (“to shrink, contract, shrivel”). Cognate with Faroese reppur (“district”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈr̥ɛhpʏr/
    Rhymes: -ɛhpʏr

Noun

hreppur m (genitive singular hrepps, nominative plural hreppar or hreppir)

  1. municipality (especially in rural areas)

Declension

Declension of hreppur (masculine)
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative hreppur hreppurinn hreppar, hreppir hrepparnir, hreppirnir
accusative hrepp hreppinn hreppa, hreppi hreppana, hreppina
dative hrepp, hreppi hreppnum hreppum hreppunum
genitive hrepps hreppsins hreppa hreppanna
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