þjóðernishreinsun

Icelandic

Etymology

From þjóðerni +‎ hreinsun.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈθjouːð.ɛrtnɪsˌr̥ein.sʏn/
  • Rhymes: -einsʏn
  • Hyphenation: þjóð‧ernis‧hrein‧sun

Noun

þjóðernishreinsun f (genitive singular þjóðernishreinsunar, nominative plural þjóðernishreinsanir)

  1. ethnic cleansing (targeted extermination of a nation)

Declension

Declension of þjóðernishreinsun (feminine)
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative þjóðernishreinsun þjóðernishreinsunin þjóðernishreinsanir þjóðernishreinsanirnar
accusative þjóðernishreinsun þjóðernishreinsunina þjóðernishreinsanir þjóðernishreinsanirnar
dative þjóðernishreinsun þjóðernishreinsuninni þjóðernishreinsunum þjóðernishreinsununum
genitive þjóðernishreinsunar þjóðernishreinsunarinnar þjóðernishreinsana þjóðernishreinsananna

Further reading

  • Halldóra Jónsdóttir, Þórdís Úlfarsdóttir, editors (2014–2020), “þjóðernishreinsun”, in Íslensk nútímamálsorðabók [Icelandic Modern Dictionary] (in Icelandic), Reykjavík: The Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies
  • “þjóðernishreinsun” in the Dictionary of Modern Icelandic (in Icelandic) and ISLEX (in the Nordic languages)
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