hlutur

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse hlutr, from Proto-Germanic *hlutą, cognate with English lot.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈl̥ʏːtʏr/

  Rhymes: -ʏːtʏr

Noun

hlutur m (genitive singular hlutar, nominative plural hlutir)

1. lot, share
2. part
3. thing, object

Declension

Declension of hlutur (masculine)

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	hlutur	hluturinn	hlutir	hlutirnir
accusative	hlut	hlutinn	hluti	hlutina
dative	hlut	hlutnum	hlutum	hlutunum
genitive	hlutar	hlutarins	hluta	hlutanna

See also

• fljúgandi furðuhlutur (“FFH”)
• furðuhlutur
• hluthafi
• hlutabréf
• hlutabréfamarkaður
• varahlutur

References

• Ásgeir Blöndal Magnússon (1989), “hlutur”, in Íslensk orðsifjabók, Reykjavík: Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies, →ISBN (Available at Málið.is under the “Eldri orðabækur” tab.)