sólarhringur
Icelandic
Etymology
From sól (“sun”) + hringur (“ring, cycle”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈsouːlarˌr̥iŋkʏr]
Noun
sólarhringur m (genitive singular sólarhrings, nominative plural sólarhringar)
- a period of a whole day and night, i.e. 24 hours; nychthemeron
Declension
| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | sólarhringur | sólarhringurinn | sólarhringar | sólarhringarnir |
| accusative | sólarhring | sólarhringinn | sólarhringa | sólarhringana |
| dative | sólarhring | sólarhringnum | sólarhringum | sólarhringunum |
| genitive | sólarhrings | sólarhringsins | sólarhringa | sólarhringanna |
Derived terms
- sólarhrings- (“circadian”)