verðbólga

Icelandic

Etymology

From verð (“price”) ‎ bólga (“swelling”).

Noun

verðbólga f (genitive singular verðbólgu, no plural)

1. (economics) inflation

Declension

Declension of verðbólga (sg-only feminine, based on bólga)

	singular
	indefinite	definite
nominative	verðbólga	verðbólgan
accusative	verðbólgu	verðbólguna
dative	verðbólgu	verðbólgunni
genitive	verðbólgu	verðbólgunnar

Antonyms

• verðhjöðnun f (“deflation”)

Derived terms

• óðaverðbólga f (“hyperinflation”)
• verðbólguhvetjandi (“inflationary”)

Further reading

• “verðbólga” in the Dictionary of Modern Icelandic (in Icelandic) and ISLEX (in the Nordic languages)