herbergi

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse herbergi, probably from Middle Low German herberge.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈhɛr.pɛrcɪ/

Noun

herbergi n (genitive singular herbergis, nominative plural herbergi)

  1. room, apartment

Declension
declension of herbergi
n-s singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative herbergi herbergið herbergi herbergin
accusative herbergi herbergið herbergi herbergin
dative herbergi herberginu herbergjum herbergjunum
genitive herbergis herbergisins herbergja herbergjanna

Derived terms

Old Norse

Etymology

From Middle Low German herberge, from Old Saxon heriberga, from Proto-Germanic *harjabergō. Cognate with Old English herebeorg (English harbor), Old High German heriberga (German Herberge), Italian albergo and French auberge.

Noun

herbergi n

  1. a harbour
  2. an inn
  3. a closet, a room

Derived terms
  • taka sér herbergi (“to take lodgings”)

Descendants

References
  • herbergi in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press
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