reiknirit
Icelandic
Etymology
From reikni- (“algorithmic, arithmetic, computational”) + rit (“a writ; a written work”).
Noun
reiknirit n (genitive singular reiknirits, nominative plural reiknirit)
- an algorithm (well-defined procedure)
Declension
| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | reiknirit | reikniritið | reiknirit | reikniritin |
| accusative | reiknirit | reikniritið | reiknirit | reikniritin |
| dative | reikniriti | reikniritinu | reikniritum | reikniritunum |
| genitive | reiknirits | reikniritsins | reiknirita | reikniritanna |
Synonyms
- (algorithm): algrím, (rare) algóriþmi (rare) reiknisögn
Derived terms
- aðhæft ítrekunarreiknirit (“adaptive iterative algorithm”)
- deilingarreiknirit (“division algorithm”)
- rakið reiknirit (“recursive algorithm”)
- reiknirit Evklíðs (“Euclidean algorithm, algorithm of Euclid”)
- reiknirit Gauss (“Gauss elimination method”)
- reiknirits- (“algorithmic”)
References
- Kristín Bjarnadóttir, editor (2002–2025), “reiknirit”, in Beygingarlýsing íslensks nútímamáls [The Database of Modern Icelandic Inflection] (in Icelandic), Reykjavík: The Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies