áhersla

Icelandic

Etymology

á- (“on-”) + a component hersla, the latter from herða (“to harden”) +‎ -sla (“nominal suffix”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈauː.hɛ(r̥)stla]

Noun

áhersla f (genitive singular áherslu, nominative plural áherslur)

1. emphasis
2. stress (e.g. on a syllable)

Declension

Declension of áhersla (feminine)

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	áhersla	áherslan	áherslur	áherslurnar
accusative	áherslu	áhersluna	áherslur	áherslurnar
dative	áherslu	áherslunni	áherslum	áherslunum
genitive	áherslu	áherslunnar	áherslna	áherslnanna

Derived terms

• aðaláhersla

Further reading

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