tímaspursmál

Icelandic

Etymology

From tíma (“of time”) the genitive form of tími (“time”) and spursmál (“a problem, a question, an issue”); literally meaning "a question of time".

Noun

tímaspursmál n (genitive singular tímaspursmáls, nominative plural tímaspursmál)

1. a question of timeTemplate:jump

   Það er bara tímaspursmál.

   It's only a question of time.

   Það er bara tímaspursmál hvenær stíflan brestur.

   It's only a question of time when the dam is going to burst.

Synonyms

• Template:jump spurning um tíma, tímaspurning