markaður

Icelandic

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Etymology

From Old Norse markaðr, marknaðr (“market”), from northern Old French markiet, from Old French marchié, from Latin mercātus (“market”). Cognate with Faroese marknaður, Danish and Norwegian marked, Swedish marknad.

Noun

markaður m (genitive singular markaðar or markaðs , plural markaðir)

1. a market

   Markaðurinn er mettaður.

   The market is saturated.

2. a fair, a market

Derived terms

• setja á markað (to market, to put on the market)
• hlutabréfamarkaður (a stock market)

Synonyms

• sölutorg, verslun, basar