Questions & Answers about Glugginn er stór og hreinn.
What does glugginn mean, and how is it formed?
glugginn is the definite form of gluggi, meaning window. In Icelandic you attach the definite article as a suffix: gluggi (window) + -inn (masc. sing. def.) → glugginn (“the window”).
What case and number is glugginn in?
It’s nominative singular masculine because it’s the subject of the sentence.
What is the indefinite nominative singular form of glugginn?
The indefinite form is gluggi (“a window”).
How do Icelandic nouns show definiteness?
By adding a suffix (the definite article) directly to the noun. For example, masc. sing. adds -inn, fem. sing. adds -in, neut. sing. adds -ið, etc.
Why are the adjectives stór and hreinn not inflected with -i (as in stóri, hreini)?