reikningur

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Icelandic

Etymology

reikna (to calculate) +‎ -ingur (nominal suffix).[1] Exact cognate with English reckoning.

Pronunciation

Noun

reikningur m (genitive singular reiknings, nominative plural reikningar)

  1. (mathematics, arithmetic) mathematics, arithmetic
  2. a bill, an invoice
  3. an account

Declension

Derived terms

  • reikna (to calculate)
  • reikni- (algorithmic, arithmetic, computational)

References

  1. ^ Ásgeir Blöndal Magnússon (1989) “reikningur”, in Íslensk orðsifjabók, Reykjavík: Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies, →ISBN (Available at Málið.is under the “Eldri orðabækur” tab.)