strönd

See also: strǫnd and strond

Icelandic

Etymology

Inherited from Old Norse strǫnd, from Proto-Germanic *strandō.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [strœnt]
    Rhymes: -œnt

Noun

strönd f (genitive singular strandar, nominative plural strendur or strandir)

  1. coast
  2. beach
  3. shore

Usage notes

  • Place names using strönd in the plural use the form strandir (eg. Hornstrandir) except for the Faroese village Strendur, which is directly loaned from Faroese.

Declension

Declension of strönd (feminine)
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative strönd ströndin strendur, strandir strendurnar, strandirnar
accusative strönd ströndina strendur, strandir strendurnar, strandirnar
dative strönd ströndinni ströndum ströndunum
genitive strandar strandarinnar stranda strandanna

References

  • Ásgeir Blöndal Magnússon (1989) Íslensk orðsifjabók, Reykjavík: Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies, →ISBN (Available at Málið.is under the “Eldri orðabækur” tab.)
  • Kristín Bjarnadóttir, editor (2002–2025), “strönd”, 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
  • “strönd” in the Dictionary of Modern Icelandic (in Icelandic) and ISLEX (in the Nordic languages)
  • “strönd”, in Ritmálssafn Orðabókar Háskólans [The Written Collection of the Lexicological Institute] (in Icelandic), Reykjavík: The Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies, (Can we date this quote?)
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