Questions & Answers about Geymsluklefinn er opinn.
The ending -inn is the definite article attached to the noun. Icelandic usually puts the onto the end of the word instead of using a separate word like English does.
So:
- geymsluklefi = storage compartment / storage locker
- geymsluklefinn = the storage compartment / the storage locker
This is very common in Icelandic:
- bíll = car
- bíllinn = the car
So geymsluklefinn means specifically the storage compartment, not just a storage compartment.
It is a compound noun, which is very common in Icelandic.
You can think of it like this:
- geymslu- = storage
- klefi = compartment / cubicle / booth / locker-like space
- -inn = the
So the whole word means something like the storage compartment or the storage locker.
English often uses separate words, but Icelandic very often combines them into one longer word.