veif

Icelandic

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /veiːv/
• Rhymes: -eiːv

Noun

veif f (genitive singular veifar, nominative plural veifar)

1. small flag
2. (computing) a semaphore; (bit, token, fragment of code, or some other mechanism which is used to restrict access to a shared function or device to a single process at a time, or to synchronize and coordinate events in different processes)

Declension

Declension of veif (feminine)

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	veif	veifin	veifar	veifarnar
accusative	veif	veifina	veifar	veifarnar
dative	veif	veifinni	veifum	veifunum
genitive	veifar	veifarinnar	veifa	veifanna

Related terms

• stöðuvísir, stöðuveifa, veifa (“flag”) (computing)