brottvísun

Icelandic

Etymology

From brott (“away, off”) +‎ vísun (“allusion”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈprɔht.viːsʏn/

Noun

brottvísun f (genitive singular brottvísunar, nominative plural brottvísanir)

1. dismissal
2. deportation
3. (sports) sending-off, dismissal

Declension

declension of brottvísun

f-s2	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	brottvísun	brottvísunin	brottvísanir	brottvísanirnar
accusative	brottvísun	brottvísunina	brottvísanir	brottvísanirnar
dative	brottvísun	brottvísuninni	brottvísunum	brottvísununum
genitive	brottvísunar	brottvísunarinnar	brottvísana	brottvísananna

Synonyms

• burtvísun

Further reading

• “brottvísun” in the Dictionary of Modern Icelandic (in Icelandic) and ISLEX (in the Nordic languages)