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um.

used in set phrases

2 characters1 syllables approx.Íslenska language

Meaning & usage

adv

  1. used in set phrases

    Það er um að gera að sofa vel.
    Hvað er um að vera?
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Old Norse um, inherited from Proto-Germanic *umbi (“around, about”).

prep

  1. about, concerning

    Um hvað ertu að tala?
    Spurning um líf og dauða.

  2. through, around, across

    Áin rennur um dalinn.
    Að fara út um gluggann.

  3. throughout, over, around

    Við förum um alla sveitina.
    Hann var breiður um herðar.

  4. during, for, in, at

    Hvenær gerðist þetta? - Þetta gerðist um sumarið.
    Ég fór um nóttina.

  5. approximately, about, around

    Pokinn er um fjögur kíló.
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Old Norse um, inherited from Proto-Germanic *umbi (“around, about”).

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