inngangur

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse inngangr, from Proto-Germanic *inngangaz.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɪn(ː)kauŋkʏr/

Noun

inngangur m (genitive singular inngangs, nominative plural inngangar)

  1. entrance (place of entry)
  2. introduction, foreword
    Synonym: formáli

Declension

Declension of inngangur (masculine, based on gangur)
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative inngangur inngangurinn inngangar inngangarnir
accusative inngang innganginn innganga inngangana
dative inngangi innganginum inngöngum inngöngunum
genitive inngangs inngangsins innganga innganganna

References

  • Kristín Bjarnadóttir, editor (2002–2025), “inngangur”, 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
  • “inngangur” in the Dictionary of Modern Icelandic (in Icelandic) and ISLEX (in the Nordic languages)
  • “inngangur”, in Íðorðabanki [Terminology Bank] (in Icelandic), Reykjavík: The Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies, 2002–2024
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