hreinsun
Icelandic
Etymology
From hreinsa (“to clean”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈr̥einsʏn/
Noun
hreinsun f (genitive singular hreinsunar, nominative plural hreinsanir)
- cleansing
- cleaning, dry cleaning
- Synonym: þurrhreinsun
- Ég fór með fötin í hreinsun.
- I took my clothes to dry cleaning.
- (liquid, air) purification
- (politics) a purge
Declension
| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | hreinsun | hreinsunin | hreinsanir | hreinsanirnar |
| accusative | hreinsun | hreinsunina | hreinsanir | hreinsanirnar |
| dative | hreinsun | hreinsuninni | hreinsunum | hreinsununum |
| genitive | hreinsunar | hreinsunarinnar | hreinsana | hreinsananna |
Derived terms
- hreinsunareldur=
- þjóðernishreinsun
References
- Kristín Bjarnadóttir, editor (2002–2025), “hreinsun”, in Beygingarlýsing íslensks nútímamáls [The Database of Modern Icelandic Inflection] (in Icelandic), Reykjavík: The Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies