hringtorg

Icelandic

Etymology

From hringur (“circle”) +‎ torg (“square, plaza”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈr̥iŋkˌtʰɔrk/

Noun

hringtorg n (genitive singular hringtorgs, nominative plural hringtorg)

1. roundabout (circular road junction)
   • 2007, Alþingistíðindi. Þingskjöl, volume 21:

     Umfang verks: Um er að ræða lögn nýs aðkomuvegar að Akranesi, lengd er um 800 m og eru hringtorg á báðum endum.

     Subject: A new road to Akranes is discussed, length of about 800 m with roundabouts at both ends.

Declension

Declension of hringtorg (neuter)

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	hringtorg	hringtorgið	hringtorg	hringtorgin
accusative	hringtorg	hringtorgið	hringtorg	hringtorgin
dative	hringtorgi	hringtorginu	hringtorgum	hringtorgunum
genitive	hringtorgs	hringtorgsins	hringtorga	hringtorganna

References

• Kristín Bjarnadóttir, editor (2002–2025), “hringtorg”, 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
• “hringtorg” in the Dictionary of Modern Icelandic (in Icelandic) and ISLEX (in the Nordic languages)