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

m-s1	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)