þröngur

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse þrǫngr (“narrow”), from Proto-Germanic *þrangwaz.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈθrøyŋkʏr/
    Rhymes: -øyŋkʏr

Adjective

þröngur (comparative þrengri, superlative þrengstur)

  1. narrow syn.
  2. crowded, confined syn.
    Það var þröngt um mig.
    I have no room to move.
    Þröngar aðstæður.
    Confined spaces.
  3. difficult syn.
    Þröngur efnahagur.
    Tight budget.
  4. (of space) tight
  5. (of space) close-fitting, tight

Inflection
    positive (strong declension)
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative þröngur þröng þröngt
accusative þröngan þrönga þröngt
dative þröngum þröngri þröngu
genitive þröngs þröngrar þröngs
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative þröngir þröngar þröng
accusative þrönga þröngar þröng
dative þröngum þröngum þröngum
genitive þröngra þröngra þröngra
    positive (weak declension)
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative þröngi þrönga þrönga
accusative þrönga þröngu þrönga
dative þrönga þröngu þrönga
genitive þrönga þröngu þrönga
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative þröngu þröngu þröngu
accusative þröngu þröngu þröngu
dative þröngu þröngu þröngu
genitive þröngu þröngu þröngu
    comparative
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative þrengri þrengri þrengra
accusative þrengri þrengri þrengra
dative þrengri þrengri þrengra
genitive þrengri þrengri þrengra
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative þrengri þrengri þrengri
accusative þrengri þrengri þrengri
dative þrengri þrengri þrengri
genitive þrengri þrengri þrengri
    superlative (strong declension)
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative þrengstur þrengst þrengst
accusative þrengstan þrengsta þrengst
dative þrengstum þrengstri þrengstu
genitive þrengsts þrengstrar þrengsts
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative þrengstir þrengstar þrengst
accusative þrengsta þrengstar þrengst
dative þrengstum þrengstum þrengstum
genitive þrengstra þrengstra þrengstra
    superlative (weak declension)
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative þrengsti þrengsta þrengsta
accusative þrengsta þrengstu þrengsta
dative þrengsta þrengstu þrengsta
genitive þrengsta þrengstu þrengsta
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative þrengstu þrengstu þrengstu
accusative þrengstu þrengstu þrengstu
dative þrengstu þrengstu þrengstu
genitive þrengstu þrengstu þrengstu

Synonyms
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