félag
See also: felag
Icelandic
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈfjɛːlaːɣ/
Noun
félag n (genitive singular félags, nominative plural félög)
- a (usually formally organized) group of people and/or other group entities; society, company, organization
Declension
declension of félag
n-s | singular | plural | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
nominative | félag | félagið | félög | félögin |
accusative | félag | félagið | félög | félögin |
dative | félagi | félaginu | félögum | félögunum |
genitive | félags | félagsins | félaga | félaganna |
Derived terms
- lánasamvinnufélag (credit union)
Related terms
- félagi
- félagsfræði
- félagslegur
- félagsmaður
- félagsskapur
- hlutafélag
- samfélag
- samvinnufélag
Old Norse
Etymology
From fé (“livestock, wealth”) + lag.
Noun
félag n (genitive félags)
- fellowship, partnership
Declension
Declension of félag (strong a-stem)
neuter | singular | plural | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
nominative | félag | félagit | félǫg | félǫgin |
accusative | félag | félagit | félǫg | félǫgin |
dative | félagi | félaginu | félǫgum | félǫgunum |
genitive | félags | félagsins | félaga | félaganna |
Derived terms
- félagaerfð f (“a partner's inheritance”)
- félagi m (“partner, comrade”)
- félagleikr m (“friendlyness”)
- félagligr (“friendly, kind”)
- félagsbú n (“joint household”)
- félagsfé n (“common fund”)
- félagsgørð f (“entrance into partnership; contract”)
- félagshross n (“a horse owned in partnership with others”)
- félagskapligr (“friendly, kind”)
- félagskapr m (“partnership, friendship”)
- félagslagning f (“entering into partnership”)
- félagsmaðr m (“partner”)
- félagsvætti n (“a witness in matters of a félag”)
- samfélag n (“fellowship, company”)
- vandræðafélag n (“troublesome fellowship”)
Descendants
- Icelandic: félag
- Norwegian Nynorsk: felag n; felles (from (til) félags)
- Norwegian Bokmål: felles
References
- félag in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, G. T. Zoëga, Clarendon Press, 1910, at Internet Archive.