rannsókn

• IPA^(key): [ˈɹanːsœʰkn]

rannsókn f (genitive singular rannsóknar, plural rannsóknir)

1. study, research

• kanning, gransking

Nominal formation related to rannsaka (“to investigate”).

• IPA^(key): /ˈran(ː)ˌsouhkn/

rannsókn f (genitive singular rannsóknar, nominative plural rannsóknir)

1. (uncountable) investigation, research

   Rannsókn morðmálsins gengur hægt fyrir sig. ― The investigation of the murder case is going slowly.

2. (countable) study (detailed investigation with statistical analysis, etc.)

   Guðný tók þátt í rannsókn á landsvísu á unglingum sem þjást af svefnleysi. ― Guðný participated in a nationwide study on adolescents who suffer from insomnia.

• rannsaka (“to investigate”)

• Ásgeir Blöndal Magnússon (1989) “rannsókn”, in Íslensk orðsifjabók, Reykjavík: Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies, →ISBN (Available at Málið.is under the “Eldri orðabækur” tab.)