punktur
Icelandic
Etymology
Inherited from Old Norse punktr, from Latin pūnctum.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈpʰuŋ̊(k)tʏr]
- IPA(key): [ˈpʰun̥tʏr]
Noun
punktur m (genitive singular punkts, nominative plural punktar)
- dot, point, period, full stop (speck or punctuation mark)
- (typography) point (unit of measure equal to 1/12 of a pica)
- pixel (picture element)
- point (opinion adding to the conversation)
- Góður punktur.
- Good point.
- (finance) a basis point, permyriad; one hundredth of one percent (‱)
Declension
| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | punktur | punkturinn | punktar | punktarnir |
| accusative | punkt | punktinn | punkta | punktana |
| dative | punkti | punktinum | punktum | punktunum |
| genitive | punkts | punktsins | punkta | punktanna |
Coordinate terms
- prósentustig (“percentage point”)
- prósenta, hundraðshluti, hundraðstala (“%, percentage”)
Derived terms
- punkturinn yfir i-ið (“the finishing touch”)
- punktur og basta
- upp á punkt og prik (“just right, to a T, to perfection”)
- tvinnpunktur (“complex point”)
- þyngdarpunktur (“center of gravity”)