tímaspursmál

Icelandic

Etymology

From tími (“time”) +‎ spursmál (“problem, question, issue”).

Noun

tímaspursmál n (genitive singular tímaspursmáls, nominative plural tímaspursmál)

  1. a question of time
    Synonyms: spurning um tíma, tímaspurning
    Það er bara tímaspursmál.
    It's only a question of time.
    Það er bara tímaspursmál hvenær stíflan brestur.
    It's only a question of time when the dam is going to burst.

Declension

Declension of tímaspursmál (neuter, based on mál)
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative tímaspursmál tímaspursmálið tímaspursmál tímaspursmálin
accusative tímaspursmál tímaspursmálið tímaspursmál tímaspursmálin
dative tímaspursmáli tímaspursmálinu tímaspursmálum tímaspursmálunum
genitive tímaspursmáls tímaspursmálsins tímaspursmála tímaspursmálanna
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