reikningur

Icelandic

Etymology

reikna (“to calculate”) +‎ -ingur (“nominal suffix”).[1] Exact cognate with English reckoning.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈreihkniŋkʏr/

Noun

reikningur m (genitive singular reiknings, nominative plural reikningar)

  1. (mathematics, arithmetic) mathematics, arithmetic
  2. a bill, an invoice
  3. an account

Declension

Declension of reikningur (masculine)
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative reikningur reikningurinn reikningar reikningarnir
accusative reikning reikninginn reikninga reikningana
dative reikningi reikningnum reikningum reikningunum
genitive reiknings reikningsins reikninga reikninganna

Derived terms

  • reikna (“to calculate”)
  • reikni- (“algorithmic, arithmetic, computational”)

References

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