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umhverfi.

environment (the natural world or ecosystem)

8 characters3 syllables approx.Íslenska language

Meaning & usage

noun[ˈʏm.kʰvɛrvɪ]
  1. environment (the natural world or ecosystem)

    neuter · no-plural
    Náttúra Íslands felur í sér ómetanleg verðmæti og standa verður vörð um umhverfið.
  2. environment, surroundings, environs (the human world, people, human-built systems, and the conditions they create)

    neuter · no-plural
    Það þarf í fyrsta lagi að vera umhverfi fyrir lífvænlega atvinnustarfsemi um allt land.
    Reyklaust umhverfi er einnig mikilvægur stuðningur við þá sem hætta að reykja.
Where this word comes from

From umhvarf n (“circumference”) + -i n (nominal suffix). By surface analysis, um (“around”) + hverfi (“neighbourhood”).

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