hrun

Icelandic

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /r̥ʏːn/
• Rhymes: -ʏːn

Noun

hrun n (genitive singular hruns, nominative plural hrun)

1. fall, collapse, ruin
2. structural collapse
3. (computing) crash
4. (economics) crash (in the price of something)

Declension

declension of hrun

n-s	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	hrun	hrunið	hrun	hrunin
accusative	hrun	hrunið	hrun	hrunin
dative	hruni	hruninu	hrunum	hrununum
genitive	hruns	hrunsins	hruna	hrunanna

Derived terms

• Hrunið (the crash)
• hrunspenna
• kerfishrun (a system crash)
• ráðgjöf, tengd lagfæringu eftir hrun í tölvuvélbúnaði (hardware disaster-recovery consultancy service)
• varnir gegn grjóthruni (cliff protection)

Related terms

• hrynja (“to collapse”)

Further reading

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