rafmagn

Icelandic

Etymology

From raf (“amber”) +‎ magn (“power”), calquing the internationalism electricity, which derives from Ancient Greek ἤλεκτρον (ḗlektron, “amber”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈrav.makn/
(colloquial) IPA^(key): /ˈraːmakn/

Noun

rafmagn n (genitive singular rafmagns, no plural)

electricity

Declension

declension of rafmagn

	indefinite	definite
n-s	singular
nominative	rafmagn	rafmagnið
accusative	rafmagn	rafmagnið
dative	rafmagni	rafmagninu
genitive	rafmagns	rafmagnsins

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