hrun
Icelandic
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /r̥ʏːn/
- Rhymes: -ʏːn
Noun
hrun n (genitive singular hruns, nominative plural hrun)
- fall, collapse, ruin
- structural collapse
- (computing) crash
- (economics) crash (in the price of something)
Declension
| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | hrun | hrunið | hrun | hrunin |
| accusative | hrun | hrunið | hrun | hrunin |
| dative | hruni | hruninu | hrunum | hrununum |
| genitive | hruns | hrunsins | hruna | hrunanna |
Derived terms
- bankahrun
- Hrunið (“the crash”)
- hrunspenna
- kerfishrun (“a system crash”)
- ráðgjöf, tengd lagfæringu eftir hrun í tölvuvélbúnaði (“hardware disaster-recovery consultancy service”)
- varnir gegn grjóthruni (“cliff protection”)
Related terms
- hrynja (“to collapse”)
Further reading
- “hrun” in the Dictionary of Modern Icelandic (in Icelandic) and ISLEX (in the Nordic languages)