verðbólga

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Icelandic

Etymology

From verð (“price”) +‎ bólga (“swelling”).

Noun

verðbólga f (genitive singular verðbólgu, no plural)

(economics) inflation

Declension

Declension of verðbólga
f-w1	singular
	indefinite	definite
nominative	verðbólga	verðbólgan
accusative	verðbólgu	verðbólguna
dative	verðbólgu	verðbólgunni
genitive	verðbólgu	verðbólgunnar

Antonyms

verðhjöðnun f (“deflation”)

Derived terms

óðaverðbólga f (“hyperinflation”)
verðbólguhvetjandi (“inflationary”)

Further reading

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

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