ákæruvald
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Icelandic[edit]
Etymology[edit]
ákæra + vald, literally “the power to prosecute”
Noun[edit]
ákæruvald n (genitive singular ákæruvalds, nominative plural ákæruvöld)
- the power to prosecute
- (with a definite article) the prosecution authority, the public prosecutor's office
- Ákæruvaldið fer fram á 10 ára fangelsi. ― The public prosecutor will be seeking a 10 year prison term.
Declension[edit]
declension of ákæruvald
n-s | singular | plural | ||
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indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
nominative | ákæruvald | ákæruvaldið | ákæruvöld | ákæruvöldin |
accusative | ákæruvald | ákæruvaldið | ákæruvöld | ákæruvöldin |
dative | ákæruvaldi | ákæruvaldinu | ákæruvöldum | ákæruvöldunum |
genitive | ákæruvalds | ákæruvaldsins | ákæruvalda | ákæruvaldanna |
Further reading[edit]
- “ákæruvald” in the Dictionary of Modern Icelandic (in Icelandic) and ISLEX (in the Nordic languages)