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Veðurspá means weather forecast (indefinite form). Veðurspáin is the definite form, literally the weather forecast.
- veðurspá = a weather forecast
- veðurspáin = the weather forecast
The ending -in marks definite nominative singular for this feminine noun (spá is feminine; compounds keep the gender of the last part).
It’s nominative because it’s the subject of segir (says). A quick structure check:
- [Subject] Veðurspáin
- [Verb] segir
- [Clause] að ...
- [Verb] segir
að is the complementizer meaning that, introducing a subordinate clause:
- Veðurspáin segir að ... = The forecast says that ... It works like English that, except it’s very common to keep it in Icelandic.