fjórðungur

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse fjórðungr, from Proto-Germanic *fedurþungaz, related to Icelandic fjórði (“fourth”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfjourðuŋkʏr/

  Rhymes: -uŋkʏr

Noun

fjórðungur m (genitive singular fjórðungs, nominative plural fjórðungar)

1. quarter (one of four equal parts)

Declension

Declension of fjórðungur (masculine)

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	fjórðungur	fjórðungurinn	fjórðungar	fjórðungarnir
accusative	fjórðung	fjórðunginn	fjórðunga	fjórðungana
dative	fjórðungi	fjórðungnum	fjórðungum	fjórðungunum
genitive	fjórðungs	fjórðungsins	fjórðunga	fjórðunganna

Further reading

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