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kennitala.

national identification number, social security number

9 characters4 syllables approx.Íslenska language

Meaning & usage

noun[ˈcʰɛn(ː)ɪˌtʰaːla]

  1. national identification number, social security number

    feminine
    Það er mjög alvarlegt ef hann er að nota aðra kennitölu en sína.

  2. identification number (in various contexts)

    feminine

  3. ratio, indicator

    feminine

  4. the characteristic (integer part) of a logarithm

    feminine
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Icelandic kenni Proto-Indo-European *delH-der. Proto-Germanic *talō Old Norse tala Icelandic tala Icelandic kennitala From kenni n (“sign, mark”) + tala f (“number”). Compare German Kennzahl.

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