hringtorg

Icelandic

Etymology

From hringur (“circle”) +‎ torg (“square, plaza”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈr̥iŋkˌtʰɔrk/

Noun

hringtorg n (genitive singular hringtorgs, nominative plural hringtorg)

  1. roundabout (circular road junction)
    • 2007, Alþingistíðindi. Þingskjöl, volume 21:
      Umfang verks: Um er að ræða lögn nýs aðkomuvegar að Akranesi, lengd er um 800 m og eru hringtorg á báðum endum.
      Subject: A new road to Akranes is discussed, length of about 800 m with roundabouts at both ends.

Declension

Declension of hringtorg (neuter)
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative hringtorg hringtorgið hringtorg hringtorgin
accusative hringtorg hringtorgið hringtorg hringtorgin
dative hringtorgi hringtorginu hringtorgum hringtorgunum
genitive hringtorgs hringtorgsins hringtorga hringtorganna

References

  • Kristín Bjarnadóttir, editor (2002–2025), “hringtorg”, in Beygingarlýsing íslensks nútímamáls [The Database of Modern Icelandic Inflection] (in Icelandic), Reykjavík: The Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies
  • Mörður Árnason (2019) Íslensk orðabók, 5th edition, Reykjavík: Forlagið
  • “hringtorg” in the Dictionary of Modern Icelandic (in Icelandic) and ISLEX (in the Nordic languages)
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