varðhald

Icelandic

Noun

varðhald n (genitive singular varðhalds, nominative plural varðhöld)

1. custody (state of being imprisoned or detained)

   Synonym: gæsla

Declension

declension of varðhald

n-s	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	varðhald	varðhaldið	varðhöld	varðhöldin
accusative	varðhald	varðhaldið	varðhöld	varðhöldin
dative	varðhaldi	varðhaldinu	varðhöldum	varðhöldunum
genitive	varðhalds	varðhaldsins	varðhalda	varðhaldanna

Derived terms

• gæsluvarðhald (“pretrial detention”)

Further reading

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