þröngur

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Icelandic

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

Adjective

þröngur (comparative þrengri, superlative þrengstur or (archaic/obsolete) þröngvastur)

  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, þröngvan1 þrönga, þröngva1
dative þröngum, þröngvum1 þröngri þröngu, þröngvu1
genitive þröngs þröngrar þröngs
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative þröngir, þröngvir1 þröngar, þröngvar1 þröng
accusative þrönga, þröngva1
dative þröngum, þröngvum1
genitive þröngra
weak declension
(definite) 		singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative þröngi, þröngvi1 þrönga, þröngva1 þrönga, þröngva1
acc/dat/gen þrönga, þröngva1 þröngu, þröngvu1
plural (all-case) þröngu, þröngvu1

1Archaic/obsolete.

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, þröngvastur1 þrengst, þröngvust1 þrengst, þröngvast1
accusative þrengstan, þröngvastan1 þrengsta, þröngvasta1
dative þrengstum, þröngvustum1 þrengstri, þröngvastri1 þrengstu, þröngvustu1
genitive þrengsts, þröngvasts1 þrengstrar, þröngvastrar1 þrengsts, þröngvasts1
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative þrengstir, þröngvastir1 þrengstar, þröngvastar1 þrengst, þröngvust1
accusative þrengsta, þröngvasta1
dative þrengstum, þröngvustum1
genitive þrengstra, þröngvastra1
weak declension
(definite) 		singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative þrengsti, þröngvasti1 þrengsta, þröngvasta1 þrengsta, þröngvasta1
acc/dat/gen þrengsta, þröngvasta1 þrengstu, þröngvustu1
plural (all-case) þrengstu, þröngvustu1

1Archaic/obsolete.

References

  • Ásgeir Blöndal Magnússon (1989) Íslensk orðsifjabók, Reykjavík: Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies, →ISBN (Available at Málið.is under the “Eldri orðabækur” tab.)
  • Kristín Bjarnadóttir, editor (2002–2025), “þröngur”, in Beygingarlýsing íslensks nútímamáls [The Database of Modern Icelandic Inflection] (in Icelandic), Reykjavík: The Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies
  • Mörður Árnason (2019) Íslensk orðabók, 5th edition, Reykjavík: Forlagið
  • “þröngur” in the Dictionary of Modern Icelandic (in Icelandic) and ISLEX (in the Nordic languages)
  • “þröngur”, in Ritmálssafn Orðabókar Háskólans [The Written Collection of the Lexicological Institute] (in Icelandic), Reykjavík: The Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies, (Can we date this quote?)
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