hegning
Icelandic
Etymology
From hegna + -ing.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈhɛkniŋk/
Noun
hegning f (genitive singular hegningar, nominative plural hegningar)
- punishment
- Synonym: refsing
Declension
declension of hegning
| f-s1 | singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | hegning | hegningin | hegningar | hegningarnar |
| accusative | hegningu | hegninguna | hegningar | hegningarnar |
| dative | hegningu | hegningunni | hegningum | hegningunum |
| genitive | hegningar | hegningarinnar | hegninga | hegninganna |
Derived terms
- hegningarhús (“prison, reformatory, correctional facility”)
- hegningarlög (“correctional law, criminal law”)