Compound Words
The second n in a compound word goes after the first compounded word. For example:
- Spergilkál er ekki banvænt. (of the word bani)
- Er svertingi bannorð? (of the word banna)
- Þessi mynd er kynngi mögnuð! (of the word kunnugur)
- Skálinn okkar er kyngifenntur. (of the word kyngja)
- Hvenær verður hann kynntur fyrir mér? kynna)
- Hvenær verður arinninn kyntur? kynda)
It can often be hard to find related words to prove whether one or two n’s should be written, and if all fails, one can try to eliminate options until the most likely one has been found. The best way is to look up words with two n’s in their stem. If no such words are to be found, the use of one n is practical.
For example:
- Elísu vantar krans.
Read more about this topic: N-rule
Famous quotes containing the words compound and/or words:
“Rammed me in with foul shirts and smocks, socks, foul stockings, greasy napkins, that, Master Brook, there was the rankest compound of villainous smell that ever offended nostril.”
—William Shakespeare (1564–1616)
“For the Lord thy God is a jealous God among you.”
—Bible: Hebrew Deuteronomy, 6:15.
The words are also found in Exodus 20:5, referring to the second commandment: “Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image ... for I the Lord thy God am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children unto the third and fourth generation of them that hate me.”