þröngur

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Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse þrǫngr (“narrow”), from Proto-Germanic *þrangwaz.

Pronunciation

Adjective

þröngur (comparative þrengri, superlative þrengstur)

  1. narrow
    Synonym: krappur
  2. crowded, confined
    Synonym: rúmlítill
    Það var þröngt um mig.
    I have no room to move.
    Þröngar aðstæður.
    Confined spaces.
  3. difficult
    Synonym: erfiður
    Þröngur efnahagur.
    Tight budget.
  4. (of space) tight
  5. (of space) close-fitting, tight
    Synonym: aðskorinn

Declension

positive forms of þröngur (umlauted-comp)
strong declension
(indefinite) 		singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative þröngur þröng þröngt
accusative þröngan þrönga
dative þröngum þröngri þröngu
genitive þröngs þröngrar þröngs
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative þröngir þröngar þröng
accusative þrönga
dative þröngum
genitive þröngra
weak declension
(definite) 		singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative þröngi þrönga þrönga
acc/dat/gen þrönga þröngu
plural (all-case) þröngu
comparative forms of þröngur (umlauted-comp)
weak declension
(definite) 		masculine feminine neuter
singular (all-case) þrengri þrengri þrengra
plural (all-case) þrengri
superlative forms of þröngur (umlauted-comp)
strong declension
(indefinite) 		singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative þrengstur þrengst þrengst
accusative þrengstan þrengsta
dative þrengstum þrengstri þrengstu
genitive þrengsts þrengstrar þrengsts
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative þrengstir þrengstar þrengst
accusative þrengsta
dative þrengstum
genitive þrengstra
weak declension
(definite) 		singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative þrengsti þrengsta þrengsta
acc/dat/gen þrengsta þrengstu
plural (all-case) þrengstu
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