verslun

Icelandic

Alternative forms

Etymology

From versla (“to trade, shop”) +‎ -un (action or state noun-forming suffix).^[1] The supposed ancestor Old Norse *verzlan^[2] appears to be a ghost word.^[3]

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈvɛrstlʏn/

Noun

verslun f (genitive singular verslunar, nominative plural verslanir)

shop, store
Synonym: búð f

opna/reka verslun ― to open/run a shop

í hillum verslana ― on shop shelves

Hana hefur dreymt um að vera með eigin verslun síðan hún var unglingur. ― She has dreamt of having her own shop since she was a teenager.

Maðurinn hafði á brott með sér peninga úr kassa verslunarinnar. ― The man took money from the shop's till.
retail, trade, business
Synonyms: viðskipti n pl, kaupsýsla f, kaupmennska f, (informal) bisness m, (dated) höndlun f

Hyponyms: kaup n pl (“purchase”), sala f (“sale”)

verslun og viðskipti ― retail and commerce

Erlendir kaupmenn réðu víða versluninni. ― Foreign merchants controlled much of the trade.

Ekkert húsnæði hefur verið byggt sérstaklega fyrir verslun á Akranesi síðan árið 1970.
No premises have been built specifically for retail in Akranes since 1970.

Declension

Declension of *verslun* (feminine)
	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	verslun	verslunin	verslanir	verslanirnar
accusative	verslun	verslunina	verslanir	verslanirnar
dative	verslun	versluninni	verslunum	verslununum
genitive	verslunar	verslunarinnar	verslana	verslananna

Derived terms

compounds with verslun as head

types of shops
- áfengisverslun (“off-licence”)
- barnafataverslun (“children's clothes shop”)
- barnavöruverslun (“children's retailer”)
- blómaverslun (“florist's”)
- bókaverslun (“bookshop”)
- byggingavöruverslun, byggingarvöruverslun (“DIY shop”)
- dagvöruverslun (“grocer”)
- einokunarverslun (“shop with a monopoly”)
- fataverslun (“clothes shop”)
- ferðamannaverslun (“tourist shop; business from tourists”)
- fiskverslun (“fishmonger's”)
- fríhafnarverslun (“duty-free shop”)
- gjafavöruverslun (“gift shop”)
- gleraugnaverslun (“optician”)
- gæludýraverslun (“pet shop”)
- heildverslun (“wholesaler”)
- herrafataverslun (“men's clothes shop”)
- hljóðfæraverslun (“musical instruments shop”)
- húsgagnaverslun (“furniture shop”)
- hverfisverslun (“corner shop”)
- hönnunarverslun (“design shop”)
- innflutningsverslun (“import company; import trade”)
- íþróttavöruverslun (“sports shop”)
- komuverslun (“duty-free shop”)
- kynlífstækjaverslun (“sex toy shop”)
- landsverslun (“state trading company”)
- lágvöruverðsverslun, lágvöruverslun (“discounter”)
- leikfangaverslun (“toyshop”)
- lyfjaverslun (“chemist, pharmacy”)
- matvöruverslun (“supermarket”)
- minjagripaverslun (“souvernir shop”)
- netverslun (“online shop”)
- póstverslun (“mail-order retailer”)
- raftækjaverslun (“electrical shop”)
- ritfangaverslun (“stationer's”)
- sérverslun (“specialist shop”)
- sérvöruverslun (“specialty shop”)
- skartgripaverslun (“jeweller's”)
- skóverslun (“shoe shop”)
- smásöluverslun (“retailer”)
- smávöruverslun (“haberdasher, notions shop”)
- snyrtivöruverslun (“cosmetics shop”)
- stórverslun (“big-box retailer”)
- sælkeraverslun (“deli”)
- tískuverslun, tískuvöruverslun (“boutique”)
- tollfrjáls verslun (“duty-free shop”)
- tóbaksverslun (“tobacconist”)
- tölvuverslun (“computer shop”)
- varahlutaverslun (“parts dealer”)
- vefnaðarvöruverslun (“textile shop”)
- vefverslun (“online shop”)
types of trade/business
- ferðamannaverslun (“tourist shop; business from tourists”)
- fríverslun (“free trade”)
- frjáls verslun (“free trade”)
- innflutningsverslun (“import company; import trade”)
- jólaverslun (“christmas shopping”)
- olíuverslun (“oil trade”)
- utanríkisverslun (“foreign trade”)

compounds with verslun as modifier

verslunareigandi, verslanaeigandi m (“shopkeeper”)
verslunarferð f (“shopping trip”)
verslunarfélag n (“trading company”)
verslunarfólk n (“retail staff”)
verslunarfrelsi n (“free trade”)
verslunarfyrirtæki n (“retail business”)
verslunargata f (“shopping street”)
verslunarháttur m (“business practice”)
verslunarhús n (“shopping centre”)
verslunarhúsnæði n (“retail premises”)
verslunarhverfi n (“shopping district”)
verslunarkeðja, verslanakeðja f (“retail chain”)
verslunarkjarni, verslanakjarni m (“shopping centre”)
verslunarkona f (“shopkeeper, merchant (female)”)
verslunarleiðangur m (“shopping trip”)
verslunarleyfi n (“business licence”)
verslunarmaður m (“shopkeeper, merchant”)
verslunarmannahelgi f (“first Monday in August”, a bank holiday)
verslunarmál n pl (“commercial matters”)
verslunarmiðstöð, verslanamiðstöð f (“shopping centre”)
verslunarpróf n (“commercial examination”, secondary school)
verslunarráð n (“chamber of commerce”)
verslunarrekstur, verslanarekstur m (“shopkeeping”)
verslunarrisi, verslanarisi m (“retail giant”)
verslunarrými n (“retail space”)
verslunarskóli m (“business school”)
verslunarstaður m (“market place”)
verslunarstarf n (“retail job”)
verslunarstjóri m (“shop manager”)
verslunarsvið, verslanasvið n (“retail division”)
verslunarsvæði n (“shopping area”)
verslunarvara f (“merchandise”)

References

^ Ásgeir Blöndal Magnússon (1989), “verslun”, in Íslensk orðsifjabók, Reykjavík: Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies, →ISBN, page 1125f. (Available at Málið.is under the “Eldri orðabækur” tab.)
^ Jan de Vries (1977) [1957–1960], “verzlan”, in Altnordisches etymologisches Wörterbuch [Old Norse Etymological Dictionary] (in German), 3rd edition, Leiden: E[vert] J[an] Brill, →OCLC, page 41.
^ “verzlan” in Dictionary of Old Norse Prose (ONP) at University of Copenhagen