Word
Dekkjamynstrið er gott.
Meaning
The tire tread is good.
Part of speech
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Pronunciation
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Questions & Answers about Dekkjamynstrið er gott.
What is dekkjamynstrið made up of?
It is a compound noun:
- dekkja- = of tires / tire-
- mynstur = pattern
- -ið = the
So the whole word means the tire tread / the tire pattern.
Icelandic very often builds long nouns this way, where English would use two or three separate words.
Why is dekkjamynstrið written as one word?
Because Icelandic usually writes compound nouns as a single word.
So where English might say:
- tire tread
- tire pattern
Icelandic prefers one compound noun:
- dekkjamynstur
- dekkjamynstrið = the tire tread/pattern
This is very normal in Icelandic and one of the first things English speakers need to get used to.
Why is there a -ja- in the middle: dekkja-mynstrið?