punktur
Icelandic
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Latin punctum through Old Norse punktr.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]punktur m (genitive singular punkts, nominative plural punktar)
- dot, point, period, full stop (speck or punctuation mark)
- (typography) point (unit of measure equal to 1/12 of a pica)
- pixel (picture element)
- point (opinion adding to the conversation)
- Góður punktur.
- Good point.
- (finance) a basis point, permyriad; one hundredth of one percent (‱)
Declension
[edit]| Declension of punktur | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| m-s1 | singular | plural | ||
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | punktur | punkturinn | punktar | punktarnir |
| accusative | punkt | punktinn | punkta | punktana |
| dative | punkti | punktinum | punktum | punktunum |
| genitive | punkts | punktsins | punkta | punktanna |
Coordinate terms
[edit]- prósentustig (percentage point)
- prósenta, hundraðshluti, hundraðstala (%, percentage)
Derived terms
[edit]- punkturinn yfir i-ið (“the finishing touch”)
- punktur og basta
- upp á punkt og prik (“just right, to a T, to perfection”)
- tvinnpunktur (“complex point”)
- þyngdarpunktur (“center of gravity”)