hreinsun
Icelandic
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From hreinsa (“to clean”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]hreinsun f (genitive singular hreinsunar, nominative plural hreinsanir)
- cleansing
- cleaning, dry cleaning
- Synonym: þurrhreinsun
- Ég fór með fötin í hreinsun.
- I took my clothes to dry cleaning.
- (liquid, air) purification
- (politics) a purge
Declension
[edit]Declension of hreinsun (feminine)
| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | hreinsun | hreinsunin | hreinsanir | hreinsanirnar |
| accusative | hreinsun | hreinsunina | hreinsanir | hreinsanirnar |
| dative | hreinsun | hreinsuninni | hreinsunum | hreinsununum |
| genitive | hreinsunar | hreinsunarinnar | hreinsana | hreinsananna |
Derived terms
[edit]References
[edit]- Kristín Bjarnadóttir, editor (2002–2025), “hreinsun”, in Beygingarlýsing íslensks nútímamáls [The Database of Modern Icelandic Inflection] (in Icelandic), Reykjavík: The Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies