fjórðungur

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Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse fjórðungr, from Proto-Germanic *fedurþungaz, related to Icelandic fjórði (fourth).

Pronunciation

Noun

fjórðungur m (genitive singular fjórðungs, nominative plural fjórðungar)

  1. quarter (one of four equal parts)

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