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| NaCl {n} (sodium chloride) SEE: sodium chloride | :: |
| nacre {n} (pearly substance on the interior of shells) SEE: mother-of-pearl | :: |
| nada {pron} (nothing) SEE: nothing | :: |
| naevus {n} (abnormal area on skin) SEE: mole | :: |
| naevus flammeus {n} (anatomy: vascular birthmark) | :: valbrá {f} |
| nag {n} (old useless horse) | :: bikkja {f}, trunta {f} |
| nah {interj} (no) | :: neibb |
| Nahum {prop} (book of the Bible) | :: Nahúm {m} |
| nail {n} (on fingers and toes) | :: nögl {f} |
| nail {n} (spike-shaped metal fastener used for joining wood or similar materials) | :: nagli {m}, saumur {m} |
| nail polish {n} (cosmetic lacquer) | :: naglalakk |
| naked {adj} (not wearing any clothes) | :: nakinn, ber, allsber |
| naked {adj} (glib, without decoration, put bluntly) | :: ber |
| naked {adj} (unprotected) | :: ber, óvarinn |
| nakedhood {n} (nakedness) SEE: nakedness | :: |
| nakedness {n} (state of being naked) | :: nekt {f} |
| name {n} (word or phrase indicating a particular person, place, class or thing) | :: nafn {n} |
| name {v} (to give a name to) | :: nefna |
| name {v} (to mention, specify) | :: nefna |
| name {v} (to designate for a role) | :: útnefna |
| nameless {adj} (having no name) | :: nafnlaus {m}, óþekktur {m} |
| namely {adv} (specifically) | :: nefnilega |
| Namibia {prop} (Republic of Namibia) | :: Namibía {f} |
| nano- {prefix} (10-9) | :: nanó- {n} |
| nape {n} (back part of the neck) | :: hnakki {m} |
| napkin {n} (diaper) SEE: diaper | :: |
| napkin {n} (sanitary napkin) SEE: sanitary napkin | :: |
| napkin {n} (serviette) | :: servíetta {f} |
| Naples {prop} (city in Italy) | :: Napólí {n}, Napolí {n} |
| nappy {n} (diaper) SEE: diaper | :: |
| narcissus {n} (any of several bulbous flowering plants, of the genus Narcissus) | :: páskalilja {f} |
| narcolepsy {n} (sleeping disorder) | :: drómasýki |
| Narnia {prop} (a fictional land) | :: Narnía |
| narrow {adj} (having small width) | :: þröngur |
| narwhal {n} (Arctic cetacean) | :: náhvalur {m} |
| nascent {adj} (emerging; just coming into existence) | :: sem er í myndun {f}, sem er í mótun {f}, sem er að fæðast |
| Nash equilibrium {n} (set of choices of players' strategies) | :: Nash-jafnvægi {n} |
| nation {n} (community of people) | :: þjóð {f} |
| nation {n} (sovereign state) | :: ríki {n} |
| national {adj} (of or having to do with a nation) | :: þjóðlegur |
| national anthem {n} (official song of a nation or country) | :: þjóðsöngur {m} |
| national holiday {n} (statutory holiday enacted by a country to commemorate the country itself) | :: þjóðhátíðardagur {m} |
| nationalism {n} (idea of supporting one's country and culture) | :: þjóðernishyggja {f} |
| nationality {n} (membership of a nation or state) | :: þjóðerni {n} |
| nationality {n} (nationalism) SEE: nationalism | :: |
| national sports team {n} (national sports team) | :: landslið |
| nation-state {n} (nation state or nation-state) | :: þjóðríki {n} |
| Native American {adj} (of the American Indians) SEE: Indian | :: |
| Native American {n} (person, see also: Indian) | :: Frumbyggjar Ameríku {m-p} |
| native language {n} (one's first language learned in childhood) SEE: mother tongue | :: |
| natural language processing {n} (field concerning interaction with computers using natural languages) | :: málvinnsla {f} |
| natural log {n} (natural logarithm) SEE: natural logarithm | :: |
| natural logarithm {n} (logarithm in base e) | :: náttúrlegur logri {m} |
| natural number {n} (positive integer or non-negative integer) | :: náttúrleg tala {f} |
| natural selection {n} (natural selection) | :: náttúruval {n} |
| nature {n} (the natural world) | :: náttúra {f}, umhverfi {n} |
| nature {n} (essential characteristics) | :: náttúra {f}, eðli {n} |
| nature {n} (everything related to biological and geographical states) | :: náttúra {f} |
| nature's scythe {n} (penis) SEE: penis | :: |
| Nauru {prop} (Republic of Nauru) | :: Nárú {n} |
| nausea {n} (motion sickness) SEE: motion sickness | :: |
| nautilus {n} (marine mollusc of the family Nautilidae) | :: snekkja {f} |
| Navajo {prop} (language) | :: navajóíska |
| Navarre {prop} (autonomous community of Spain) | :: Navarra |
| navel {n} (remnant of umbilical cord) | :: nafli {m} |
| navigation {n} (canal) SEE: canal | :: |
| navy {n} (sea force) | :: sjóher {m} |
| Naypyidaw {prop} (capital of Burma) | :: Naypyidaw |
| Nay Pyi Taw {prop} (Naypyidaw) SEE: Naypyidaw | :: |
| Nazism {prop} (the ideology of Adolf Hitler’s NSDAP) | :: nasismi {m} |
| N-bomb {n} (neutron bomb) SEE: neutron bomb | :: |
| near {adj} (physically close) | :: skammt |
| near {v} (come closer to) | :: nálgast |
| near {adj} (stingy) SEE: stingy | :: |
| neat {n} (cattle) SEE: cattle | :: |
| nebula {n} (a space cloud) | :: stjörnuþoka {f} |
| necessary {adj} (needed, required) | :: nauðsynlegur {m} |
| necessity is the mother of innovation {proverb} (necessity is the mother of invention) SEE: necessity is the mother of invention | :: |
| necessity is the mother of invention {proverb} (a person in need will find a way) | :: neyðin kennir naktri konu að spinna |
| neck {n} (part of body connecting the head and the trunk) | :: háls {m} |
| necklace {n} (jewelry) | :: hálsfesti {f}, hálsmen {n} |
| necklet {n} (necklace) SEE: necklace | :: |
| neckline {n} (line) | :: hálsmál {n} |
| neck of the woods {n} (a local neighbourhood or region) | :: hérað {n}, slóðir {n-p}, [in my neck of the woods] þar sem ég bý, [in my neck of the woods] þar sem ég er upprunninn {m}, [in this neck of the woods] hér um slóðir |
| necktie {n} (strip of cloth worn around the neck and tied in the front) | :: bindi {n}, slifsi {n} |
| necrology {n} (listing of people who have died) | :: dánarskrá {f} |
| necrology {n} (notice of death) | :: dánartilkynning {f}, dánarfregn {f} |
| necromancer {n} (person who practices necromancy) | :: andasæringamaður {m}, uppvakningamaður {m} |
| necromancy {n} (divination involving the dead) | :: andasæring {f} |
| necrophilia {n} (pathological attraction to dead bodies) | :: náfrygð {f} |
| necrophilia {n} (pathological fascination with death) | :: náfíkn {f} |
| necrosis {n} (localized death of cells or tissue) | :: drep {n} |
| need {v} (to have an absolute requirement for) | :: þurfa |
| need {v} (to be obliged to) | :: þurfa |
| needle {n} (implement for sewing etc.) | :: nál {f}, saumnál {f} |
| needle {n} (indicating device) | :: nál {f} |
| needle in a haystack {n} (idiomatic) | :: saumnál í heystakki {f} |
| needlework {n} (process of working with a needle) | :: saumaskapur {m} |
| needlework {n} (product of working with a needle) | :: saumaskapur {m} |
| needlework {n} (occupation of a person skilled in working with a needle) | :: saumaskapur {m} |
| negation {n} (act of negating something) | :: neitun {f} |
| negation {n} (denial or contradiction) | :: neitun {f} |
| negation {n} (negation in logic) | :: neitun {f} |
| negator {n} (word causing negation) | :: neitunarorð {n} |
| neglected {adj} (suffering from neglect) | :: vanræktur {m} |
| negligent {adj} (careless) SEE: careless | :: |
| negro {n} (Negro) SEE: Negro | :: |
| Negro {n} (person with dark skin) | :: svertingi {m}, blökkumaður {m}, negri {m}, blámaður {m} |
| Nehemiah {prop} (book of the Bible) | :: Nehemía {m} |
| Nehemiah {prop} (male given name) | :: Nehemía {m} |
| neigh {n} (the cry of a horse) | :: hnegg {n} |
| neigh {v} ((of a horse) to make its cry) | :: hneggja |
| neigh {v} (to make a sound similar to a horses' cry) | :: hneggja |
| neighborhood {n} (nearby area) | :: nágrenni {n} |
| neighboring {adj} (Situated or living nearby or adjacent to) | :: nágranna-, nærliggjandi |
| neighbour {n} (a person living on adjacent or nearby land) | :: nágranni {m}, nábúi {m} |
| Neil {prop} (a given name) | :: Njáll |
| neither {conj} (not either (used with nor): neither X nor Y) | :: hvorki X né Y |
| neither fish nor fowl {n} (something or someone not easily categorized; something that does not fit in a group or situation) | :: hvorki fugl né fiskur, viðrinislegur {m} |
| neither here nor there {adj} (not relevant) | :: gera hvorki til né frá |
| nemesis {n} (archenemy) SEE: archenemy | :: |
| neodymium {n} (chemical element) | :: neodým |
| Neo Latin {prop} (New Latin) SEE: New Latin | :: |
| Neo-Latin {n} (New Latin) SEE: New Latin | :: |
| neoliberalism {n} (political ideology) | :: nýfrjálshyggja {f} |
| neologism {n} (recently coined word) | :: nýyrði {n} |
| neology {n} (the study or art of neologizing (creating new words)) | :: nýyrðasmíð {f} |
| neon {n} (element) | :: neon |
| neonate {n} (newborn infant) SEE: newborn | :: |
| neoprene {n} (synthetic rubber, a polymer of chloroprene, used in various consumer products) | :: neópren {n} |
| Nepal {prop} (Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal) | :: Nepal {n} |
| nephew {n} (fraternal or sororal nephew, see also: fraternal nephew; sororal nephew) | :: [fraternal] bróðursonur {m}, [sororal] systursonur {m} |
| nephology {n} (branch of meteorology) | :: skýjafræði {f} |
| nepotism {n} (favoring of relatives or personal friends) | :: frændhygli {f} |
| Neptune {prop} (eighth planet of the solar system) | :: Neptúnus {m} |
| Neptune {prop} (Roman god of the ocean) | :: Neptúnus {m} |
| neptunium {n} (chemical element) | :: neptún, neptúnín {n} |
| nerd {n} (intellectual, skillful person, generally introverted) | :: nörd |
| nerve {n} (bundle of neurons) | :: taug {f} |
| nervous {adj} (apprehensive, anxious) | :: flóttalegur |
| nervous system {n} (system which coordinates the activity of the body) | :: taugakerfi {n} |
| ness {n} (a promontory; a cape or headland) | :: nes |
| nest {n} (bird-built structure) | :: hreiður {n} |
| net {n} (mesh of string, cord or rope) | :: net {n} |
| net {n} (device for catching fish, butterflies etc.) | :: net {n} |
| net {n} (device for trapping something) | :: net {n} |
| net {n} (figurative: trap) | :: net {n} |
| net {n} (interconnecting system) | :: net {n} |
| net {adj} (remaining after expenses or deductions) | :: nettó |
| Netherlandic {prop} (Dutch) SEE: Dutch | :: |
| Netherlandish {prop} (Dutch) SEE: Dutch | :: |
| Netherlands {prop} (country in northwestern Europe, see also: Holland) | :: Niðurlönd {n-p} |
| net weight {n} (weight of a product) | :: nettóþyngd {f} |
| network {n} (multiple computers and other devices connected together) | :: net {n} |
| neurobehavioral {adj} (pertaining to the assessment of a person's neurological state by observation of his or her behavior) | :: taugaatferlislegur {m} |
| neurologist {n} (doctor or scientist who practices or specializes in neurology) | :: taugalæknir {m} |
| neurology {n} (branch of medicine that deals with the nervous system and its disorders) | :: taugafræði {f} |
| neurotoxin {n} (type of toxin) | :: taugaeitur {n} |
| neuter {n} (the neuter gender (grammar)) | :: hvorugkyn {n} |
| neutrality {n} (state of being neutral; taking no part on either side) | :: hlutleysi {n} |
| neutrino {n} (en elementary particle with extremely small mass and no electric charge) | :: fiseind {f} |
| neutron {n} (subatomic particle) | :: nifteind {f} |
| neutron bomb {n} (atomic bomb that produces a greater amount of neutrons) | :: nifteindasprengja {f} |
| neutron star {n} (star composed of neutrons) | :: nifteindastjarna {f} |
| Nevada {prop} (US state) | :: Nevada |
| never {adv} (at no time) | :: aldrei |
| never again {adv} (at no time in the future) | :: aldrei aftur |
| nevermore {adv} (never again) SEE: never again | :: |
| nevertheless {adv} (in spite of what preceded) | :: engu að síður, samt sem áður, eigi að síður |
| nevus {n} (benign lesion on skin) SEE: mole | :: |
| nevus flammeus nuchae {n} (malformation) | :: storkbit, storkabit |
| new- {prefix} (newly) | :: ný- |
| new {adj} (recently made or created) | :: nýr |
| new {adj} (additional, recently discovered) | :: nýr |
| new {adj} (current or later) | :: nýr |
| new {adj} (distinguishing something established more recently) | :: nýr |
| new {adj} (in original condition, pristine) | :: nýr |
| new {adj} (refreshed, reinvigorated) | :: nýr |
| new {adj} (of recent origin) | :: nýr |
| new {adj} (strange, unfamiliar) | :: nýr |
| new {adj} (recently arrived or appeared) | :: nýr |
| newborn {adj} (recently born) | :: nýfæddur |
| New Caledonia {prop} (overseas territory of France) | :: Nýja-Kaledónía {f} |
| New Delhi {prop} (capital of India) | :: Nýja Delí |
| Newfoundland {prop} (Island off the coast of Eastern Canada) | :: Nýfundnaland {n} |
| Newfoundland and Labrador {prop} (Province in eastern Canada) | :: Nýfundnaland og Labrador {n} |
| New Guinea {prop} (large island) | :: Nýja-Gínea |
| New Latin {prop} (Latin after the Middle Ages) | :: nýlatína {f} |
| Newman {prop} (surname meaning "new man") | :: Nýman |
| news {n} (new information of interest) | :: fréttir {f-p}, fregnir {f-p}, tíðindi {n-p} |
| news {n} (reports of current events) | :: fréttir {f-p} |
| news agency {n} (organisation that gathers and distributes news) | :: fréttastofa {f} |
| New South Wales {prop} (one state of Australia) | :: Nýja Suður Wales |
| newspaper {n} (publication) | :: dagblað {n}, fréttablað {n}, blað {n} |
| newspaper {n} (paper on which newspapers are printed) | :: dagblaðapappír {m} |
| Newspeak {prop} (fictional language) | :: nýlenska |
| newsprint {n} (inexpensive paper used in newspapers) | :: dagblaðapappír {m} |
| New Testament {prop} (second half of the Christian Bible) | :: Nýja testamentið {n} |
| newton {n} (derived unit of force) | :: njúton {n} |
| New World {prop} (the Americas and Oceania) | :: Nýi heimurinn |
| New Year {n} (January 1 in the Julian and Gregorian calendar and the days following) | :: nýár {n}, nýtt ár {n} |
| New Year's Day {n} (holiday occurring on January 1st) | :: nýársdagur {m} |
| New Year's Eve {prop} (holiday on December 31st) | :: gamlárskvöld {n} |
| New Year's resolution {n} (vow one makes for the coming year) | :: áramótaheit {n} |
| New York {prop} (city) SEE: New York City | :: |
| New York City {prop} (large city in the USA) | :: Nýja-Jórvík {f} |
| New York State {prop} (The State of New York) | :: Nýja-Jórvík {f} |
| New Zealand {prop} (country in Oceania) | :: Nýja-Sjáland {n} |
| next {adj} (following in a sequence) | :: næstur |
| nextly {adv} (next) SEE: next | :: |
| next of kin {n} (closest blood relative, often heir to inheritance) | :: nánasti ættingi {m} |
| next to last {adj} (penultimate) SEE: penultimate | :: |
| next year {adv} (year after this one) | :: á næsta ári |
| n-gram {n} (linguistics: contiguous sequence of n items) | :: N-stæða {f} |
| Nicaea {prop} (ancient city) | :: Níkea {f} |
| Nicaragua {prop} (a country in Central America) | :: Níkaragva, Nikaragúa |
| Nice {prop} (city in France) | :: Nice |
| Nicene Creed {prop} (official creed of the early Christian church stating tenets of the Christian faith) | :: Níkeujátningin {f} |
| Nicholas {prop} (male given name) | :: Nikulás |
| nickel {n} (element) | :: nikkel {n} |
| nickname {n} (familiar, invented given name) | :: gælunafn {n} |
| nickname {v} (to give a nickname to) | :: uppnefna |
| nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide {n} (organic coenzyme) | :: nikótínamíðadeníndínúkleótíð {n} |
| nicotine {n} (addictive alkaloid derived from tobacco) | :: nikótín {n} |
| nictitating membrane {n} (transparent protective fold of skin) | :: blikhimna {f}, augnhimna {f}, innra augnalok {n} |
| niece {n} (fraternal or sororal niece, see also: fraternal niece; sororal niece) | :: bróðurdóttir {f} [fraternal], systurdóttir {f} [sororal] |
| niece-in-law {n} (niece of someone's husband) SEE: niece | :: |
| niece-in-law {n} (niece of someone's wife) SEE: niece | :: |
| nief {n} (fist) SEE: fist | :: |
| Niger {prop} (country) | :: Níger {n} |
| Niger {prop} (river) | :: Nígerfljót {n} |
| Nigeria {prop} (a country in Western Africa) | :: Nígería {f} |
| nigger {n} (Negro person, black person (pejorative)) | :: negri {m} |
| night {n} (period between sunset and sunrise) | :: nótt {f}, [archaic] nátt {f}, [skaldic] njóla {f} |
| night {n} (evening or night spent at a particular activity) | :: nótt {f} |
| night {n} (night spent away from home) | :: nótt {f} |
| night {n} (nightfall) | :: nótt {f} |
| nightclub {n} (establishment that is open late at night) | :: skemmtistaður, næturklúbbur {m} |
| nightfall {n} (the close of the day; the coming of night) | :: rökkurbil, ljósaskipti, næturkoma, nótt {f} |
| nighthawk {n} (night owl) SEE: night owl | :: |
| nightingale {n} (bird) | :: næturgali {m} |
| nightmare {n} (dream) | :: martröð {f} |
| nightmare {n} (experience) | :: martröð {f}, hryllingur {m} |
| night owl {n} (one who is awake at night) | :: nátthrafn {m} |
| nightstand {n} (small table placed at the head side of a bed) | :: náttborð |
| night watchman {n} (a person appointed by a town or city to walk the streets at night and guard the burghers from felons and robbers) | :: næturvörður {m} |
| night watchman {n} (person who guards at night) | :: næturvörður {m} |
| nihilism {n} (doctrine grounded on the negation of one or more meaningful aspects of life) | :: níhílismi {m}, tómhyggja {f} |
| Nihongo {n} (Japanese) SEE: Japanese | :: |
| Nile {prop} (river) | :: Níl {f} |
| nimbostratus {n} (cloud type) | :: regnþykkni {n}, regnský {n} |
| nincompoop {n} (foolish or silly person) | :: beinasni {m}, einfeldningur {m}, fábjáni {m}, fáviti {m}, fífl {n} |
| nine {num} (cardinal number) | :: níu |
| nine hundred {num} (cardinal number 900) | :: níu hundruð |
| nine o'clock {n} (the start of the tenth hour) | :: klukkan níu |
| nineteen {num} (cardinal number) | :: nítján |
| nine thousand {num} (9000) | :: níu þúsund |
| ninetieth {adj} (ordinal form of ninety) | :: nítugasta |
| ninety-five {num} (95) | :: níutíu og fimm |
| ninety-four {num} (94) | :: níutíu og fjórir |
| ninety-nine {num} (cardinal number 99) | :: nítíuogníu |
| ninety-one {num} (cardinal number ninety-one) | :: níutíu og einn |
| ninja {n} (person trained in ninjutsu) | :: ninja |
| ninth {adj} (ordinal form of nine, see also: 9th) | :: níggjundi |
| niobium {n} (chemical element) | :: nióbín |
| nipple {n} (projection of mammary gland) | :: brjóstvarta {f}, geirvarta {f} |
| Nippon {prop} (a country in East Asia) SEE: Japan | :: |
| Nipponese {adj} (Japanese) SEE: Japanese | :: |
| Nipponese {prop} (Japanese) SEE: Japanese | :: |
| nit {n} (egg of a louse) | :: nit {f} |
| nitpicking {n} (any process of finding or pointing out tiny details or errors) | :: sparðatíningur {m} |
| nitrate {n} (any salt or ester of nitric acid) | :: nítrat {n} |
| nitride {n} (compound of nitrogen) | :: nítríð {n}, niturherða {f} |
| nitrite {n} (salt or ester of nitrous acid) | :: nítrít {n} |
| nitrogen {n} (chemical element) | :: köfnunarefni {n}, nitur {n} |
| nitty {adj} (foolish, inane) SEE: foolish | :: |
| nitty {n} (dope fiend, druggie) SEE: drug addict | :: |
| nitty-gritty {n} (essence or core of something) | :: kjarni {m}, aðalatriði {n}, grundvallar- |
| no {determiner} (not any) | :: enginn {m}, engin {f}, ekkert {n} |
| no {particle} (used to show disagreement or negation) | :: nei |
| no {particle} (used to show agreement with a negative question (in some languages this response is the usual word for "yes")) | :: nei |
| no {n} (a negating expression) | :: neitun {f}, nei {n} |
| Noah {prop} (biblical character) | :: Nói {m} |
| Noah {prop} (male given name) | :: Nói {m} |
| nobelium {n} (chemical element) | :: nóbelín |
| nobody {pron} (not any person; the logical negation of somebody) SEE: no one | :: |
| nod {v} (incline the head up and down) | :: að kinka kolli |
| nod {v} (gradually fall asleep) | :: að sofna |
| no longer {adv} (not any more) | :: ekki lengur |
| no love lost {n} (dislike) | :: vera fátt með, það er ekki ástinni fyrir að fara |
| nomad {n} (a member of society or class who wander with their herds) | :: hirðingi {m} |
| nomadism {n} (way of life of a nomad) | :: hjarðmennska {f} |
| no man's land {n} (stretch of land between the border posts of two contiguous sovereign states) | :: einskismannsland {n} |
| no matter {adv} (it's unimportant) | :: skiptir ekki máli |
| no matter {prep} (regardless of) | :: sama hve |
| nom de guerre {n} (pseudonym) SEE: pseudonym | :: |
| nom de plume {n} (pseudonym) SEE: pseudonym | :: |
| nominal variable {n} (nominal variable) | :: flokkunarbreyta {f} |
| nominate {v} (to name someone for a particular role or position) | :: tilnefna |
| nominative {n} (the nominative case) SEE: nominative case | :: |
| nominative {adj} (being in the nominative case) | :: nefnifalls- |
| nominative case {n} (case used to indicate the subject) | :: nefnifall {n} |
| nomogram {n} (diagram in which the relationship between three variables is represented) | :: samanbuðartafla {f}, venslarit {n} |
| nonagon {n} (A polygon with nine sides and nine angles) | :: níhyrningur {m} |
| noncollinear {adj} (not collinear) | :: ósamlína |
| noncommutative {adj} (not commutative) | :: óvíxlinn {m} |
| noncommuting {adj} (not commuting) | :: óvíxlanlegur {m} |
| non-deterministic {adj} (non-deterministic) SEE: nondeterministic | :: |
| nondeterministic {adj} (involving choices) | :: brigðgengur {m} |
| none {pron} (not any person) | :: enginn |
| none {pron} (not any thing) | :: enginn |
| nonentity {n} (an unimportant or insignificant person) | :: smámenni {n}, núll {n} |
| none of someone's business {n} (matter that someone is not entitled to be involved in) | :: koma ekki einhverjum við |
| nones {n} (midday) SEE: noon | :: |
| nones {n} (midday meal) SEE: lunch | :: |
| non-Euclidean {adj} (pertaining to non-Euclidean geometry) | :: óevklíðskur {m} |
| non-Euclidean geometry {n} (Any system of geometry not based on the set of axioms of Euclidean geometry) | :: óevklíðsk rúmfræði {f} |
| nonlinearity {n} (state of being nonlinear) | :: ólínuleiki {m} |
| nonmonetary {adj} (not in the form of money) | :: ópeningalegur {m} |
| nonnegative {adj} (either zero or positive) | :: ekki neikvæður {m}, frekar jákvæður {m}, ófrádrægur {m}, stærri eða jafn núlli {m} |
| nonpareil {n} (sprinkles) SEE: sprinkles | :: |
| nonrepudiation {n} (assurance of digital sending or receipt) | :: óhrekjanleiki {m} |
| nonsense {n} (meaningless words) | :: rugl {n}, bull {n} |
| nonsymmetric {adj} (asymmetrical) SEE: asymmetrical | :: |
| noob {n} (newbie) | :: núbbi {m} |
| noodle {n} (fool) SEE: fool | :: |
| noodle {n} (string or strip of pasta) | :: núðla {f} |
| noon {n} (midnight) SEE: midnight | :: |
| noon {n} (midday) | :: hádegi {n}, miðdegi {n} |
| no one {pron} (not even a single person) | :: enginn, neinn |
| noose {n} (adjustable loop or rope) | :: lykkja {f}, rennilykkja {f} |
| no pain, no gain {proverb} (discomfort is necessary to achieve goals) | :: enginn verður óbarinn biskup [nobody becomes bishop unbeaten] |
| nope {particle} (informal "no") | :: neibb |
| no problem {interj} (it does not pose a problem) | :: ekkert mál, minnsta málið |
| nor {conj} (nor) | :: né |
| nordic {adj} (Nordic) SEE: Nordic | :: |
| Nordic {adj} (of or relating to the Nordic countries) | :: norrænn {m} |
| Nordic {adj} (of or relating to the external features of Nordic peoples) | :: norrænn {m} |
| Nordic {adj} (of or relating to the family of North Germanic languages) | :: norrænn {m} |
| Nordic countries {n} (the Nordic countries collectively) | :: Norðurlönd {n-p} |
| normal distribution {n} (probability distribution) | :: Gauss-dreifing {f}, normaldreifing {f} |
| normal subgroup {n} (subgroup that is invariant under conjugation) | :: normleg hlutgrúpa {f}, óbreytt hlutgrúpa {f} |
| Normandy {prop} (region of France) | :: Norðmandí {n}, Normandí {n} |
| normoglycemia {n} (state of having a normal level of glucose in the blood) | :: blóðsykurshóf {n} |
| Norn {prop} (language) | :: norn {n} |
| Norse {adj} (of Scandinavia/Norway) | :: norrænn {m} |
| Norse {adj} (of North Germanic languages) | :: norrænn {m} |
| Norse {n} (Scandinavian/Norwegian people) | :: Norðurlandabúar {m-p} |
| Norse {prop} (The ancient language spoken by Vikings) | :: norræna {f}, fornnorræna {f} |
| north {n} (compass point) | :: norður {n} |
| North America {prop} (continent) | :: Norður-Ameríka {f} |
| North Atlantic Treaty Organization {prop} (intergovernmental military alliance) | :: Norður-Atlantshafsbandalagið {n}, Atlantshafsbandalagið {n} |
| North Carolina {prop} (state of the United States) | :: Norður-Karólína {f} |
| North Dakota {prop} (state of the United States of America) | :: Norður-Dakóta |
| northern bottlenose whale {n} (species of bottlenose whale) | :: andarnefja {f} |
| Northern Cyprus {prop} (a de-facto state) | :: Norður-Kýpur, Tyrkneska lýðveldið á Norður-Kýpur |
| Northern Europe {prop} (sociopolitical region of Europe) | :: Norður-Evrópa |
| northern gannet {n} (Morus bassanus) | :: súla {f} |
| Northern Hemisphere {n} (hemisphere to the north of its equator) | :: Norðurhvel {n} |
| Northern Ireland {prop} (Northern Ireland) | :: Norður-Írland {n} |
| northern lights {n} (the aurora of the northern hemisphere) | :: norðurljós {n-p} |
| Northern Macedonia {prop} (country) SEE: North Macedonia | :: |
| northern raccoon {n} (Procyon lotor) SEE: raccoon | :: |
| Northern Territory {prop} (Territory in northern Australia) | :: Norðursvæðið |
| northern wheatear {n} (Oenanthe oenanthe) | :: steindepill {m} |
| northern woodrush {n} (Luzula confusa) | :: fjallhæra {f} |
| North Island {prop} (one of the two major islands making up New Zealand) | :: Norðurey {f} |
| North Korea {prop} (North Korea) | :: Norður-Kórea {f} |
| North Korean {n} (person from North Korea) | :: Norður-Kóreumaður {m}, Norður-Kóreubúi {m} |
| North Korean {adj} (pertaining to North Korea) | :: norðurkóreskur |
| North Macedonia {prop} (country in Europe) | :: Norður-Makedónía |
| North Pole {prop} (northernmost point on Earth) | :: norðurheimskaut {n}, norðurskaut {n}, norðurpóll {m} |
| North Rhine-Westphalia {prop} (state) | :: Norðurrín-Vestfalía |
| North Sea {prop} (a marginal sea of the Atlantic Ocean between Britain, Scandinavia and Germany, the Netherlands, Belgium and France) | :: Norðursjór {m} |
| Norway {prop} (Scandinavian country) | :: Noregur {m} |
| Norwegian {n} (native of Norway) | :: Norðmaður {m} |
| Norwegian {n} (language of Norway) | :: norska |
| Norwegian {adj} (of or pertaining to Norway) | :: norskur {m} |
| Norwegian {adj} (of or pertaining to Norwegians) | :: norskur {m} |
| Norwegian {adj} (of or pertaining to the Norwegian language) | :: norskur {m} |
| Norwegian Bokmål {n} (Bokmål) SEE: Bokmål | :: |
| Norwegian Nynorsk {n} (Nynorsk) SEE: Nynorsk | :: |
| NOS {n} (Network Operating System) | :: netstýrikerfi {n} |
| nose {n} (protuberance on the face) | :: nef {n} |
| nosebleed {n} (haemorrhage from the nose) | :: blóðnasir {f-p} |
| nosegay {n} (small bunch of fragrant flowers or herbs) | :: blómvöndur {m} |
| nosh {n} (blowjob) SEE: blowjob | :: |
| nosh {n} (slang: food) SEE: grub | :: |
| no smoking {phrase} (phrase used in notices indicating that the smoking of cigarettes is not permitted) | :: reykingar bannaðar |
| nostalgia {n} (bittersweet yearning for the things of the past) | :: nostalgía {f}, fortíðarþrá {f} |
| nostalgia {n} (longing for home or familiar surroundings) SEE: homesickness | :: |
| nostril {n} (either of the two orifices located on the nose) | :: nös {f} |
| nosy {adj} (prying, inquisitive or curious in other’s affairs; tending to snoop or meddle) | :: forvitinn |
| not {adv} (negates meaning of verb) | :: ekki, ei [dated], eigi [dated] |
| not {conj} (And not) | :: ekki, ei [dated], eigi [dated] |
| not {interj} | :: ekki |
| not anymore {adv} (no longer) SEE: no longer | :: |
| not at all {adv} (not) | :: alls ekki |
| note {n} (musical sound) | :: nóta {f} |
| note {n} (banknote) SEE: banknote | :: |
| not even {adv} (constitutes an emphatic negation) | :: ekki einu sinni |
| nothing {pron} (not any thing) | :: ekkert {n}, neitt |
| nothing ventured, nothing gained {proverb} (if one takes no risks, one will not gain any benefits) SEE: no pain, no gain | :: |
| no through road {n} (cul-de-sac) SEE: cul-de-sac | :: |
| notice {v} (to remark upon) | :: taka eftir |
| notify {v} ((transitive) to give (someone) notice of (something)) | :: láta vita, tilkynna |
| not only … but also {conj} | :: ekki einasta … heldur einnig |
| notorious {adj} (known widely and infamously) | :: alræmdur |
| not quite {adv} (almost) | :: ekki alveg |
| not to mention {conj} (much less) | :: hvað þá heldur |
| notwithstanding {adv} (never the less) SEE: nevertheless | :: |
| notwithstanding {conj} (although) | :: enda þótt, þó að |
| notwithstanding {prep} (in spite of) | :: þrátt fyrir |
| noughties {n} (First decade) | :: fyrsti áratugurinn |
| noun {n} (grammatical category (narrow sense)) | :: nafnorð {n} (abbrev. “no.”) |
| noun clause {n} (subordinate clause) | :: fallsetning {f} |
| noun phrase {n} (phrase that can serve as the subject or the object of a verb) | :: nafnliður {m} |
| noun substantive {n} (noun) SEE: noun | :: |
| nouveau riche {n} (new money: wealthy persons whose fortunes are newly acquired, and who are therefore perceived to lack the refinement of those who were raised wealthy) | :: nýríkur maður {m} |
| Nova Scotia {prop} (province in eastern Canada) | :: Nýja-Skotland {n} |
| novel {n} (work of prose fiction) | :: skáldsaga {f} |
| November {prop} (eleventh month of the Gregorian calendar) | :: nóvember {m}, nóvembermánuður {m} |
| now {adv} (at the present time) | :: nú |
| now and again {adv} (now and then) SEE: now and then | :: |
| now and then {adv} ((idiomatic) sometimes; occasionally; intermittently) | :: stöku sinnum |
| nowhere {adv} (in no place) | :: hvergi, ekki neins staðar, ekki nokkursstaðar |
| nowheres {adv} (nowhere) SEE: nowhere | :: |
| nowhither {adv} (to no place) SEE: nowhere | :: |
| no worries {interj} (you're welcome) SEE: you're welcome | :: |
| Nørrebro {prop} (area of Copenhagen) | :: Norðurbrú {f} |
| nuclear {adj} (pertaining to the nucleus of a cell) | :: frumeinda-, kjarna-, atóm- |
| nuclear {adj} (involving nuclear energy) | :: kjarna-, atóm-, kjarnorku- |
| nuclear {adj} (of a weapon: deriving its force from nuclear energy) | :: kjarnorku-, atómsprengju- |
| nuclear age {n} (age when nuclear technology was developed) | :: atómöld {f} |
| nuclear energy {n} (energy released by a nuclear reaction) | :: kjarnorka {f} |
| nuclear family {n} (a family unit consisting of a father, mother and children) | :: kjarnafjölskylda {f} |
| nuclear fission {n} (atom-splitting nuclear reaction) | :: kjarnaklofnun {f}, klofnun {f}, kjarnasundrun {f}, skipting |
| nuclear fusion {n} (the combining of the nuclei of small atoms to form the nuclei of larger ones) | :: kjarnasamruni {m}, samruni {m} |
| nuclear physics {n} (branch of physics) | :: kjarneðlisfræði {f} |
| nuclear power {n} (power from nuclear reactions) | :: kjarnorka {f} |
| nuclear reaction {n} (process) | :: kjarnahvarf {n}, kjarnahvörf {n-p} |
| nuclear reactor {n} (device) | :: kjarnaofn {m} |
| nuclear war {n} (war fought using nuclear weapons) | :: kjarnorkustríð {n} |
| nuclear weapon {n} (explosive device) | :: kjarnavopn {n} |
| nuclear winter {n} (predicted drop in global temperature following a nuclear war) | :: kjarnorkuvetur {m}, fimbulvetur {m} |
| nucleic acid {n} (acidic chainlike biological macromolecule) | :: kjarnasýra {f} |
| nucleolus {n} (part of nucleus of a cell) | :: kjarnakorn {n} |
| nucleoplasm {n} (protoplasm of a cell nucleus) | :: kjarnasafi, kjarnafrymi |
| nucleotide {n} (monomer constituting DNA or RNA) | :: kirni {n}, núkleótíð {n} |
| nucleus {n} (core, central part of something) | :: kjarni {m} |
| nucleus {n} (physics: massive, positively charged core of an atom) | :: atómkjarni {m}, frumeindarkjarni {m}, kjarni {m} |
| nucleus {n} (cytology: large organelle found in cells) | :: frumukjarni {m}, kjarni {m} |
| nucleus {n} (linguistics: centre of a syllable) | :: kjarni {m} |
| nudity {n} (the state of being without clothing on the body) | :: nekt {f} |
| nudiustertian {adj} (Of or relating to the day before yesterday) | :: í fyrradag |
| nuisance tax {n} (sales tax) SEE: sales tax | :: |
| nullary {adj} (mathematics, of a function: taking no entries) | :: núllstæður {m} |
| nullary {adj} (programming, of a function: taking no arguments) | :: núllstæður {m} |
| null pointer {n} (pointer that does not point to any data object) | :: tómabendir {m} |
| number {n} (abstract entity) | :: tala {f} |
| number {n} (numeral) | :: tölustafur {m} |
| number {n} (mathematics: number) | :: tala {f} |
| number {n} (used to show the rank of something in a list or sequence) | :: númer {f} |
| number {n} (quantity) | :: fjöldi {m} |
| number {n} (grammar: state of being singular, dual or plural) | :: tala {f} |
| number {v} (label with numbers; assign numbers to) | :: númera, tölusetja |
| number plate {n} (license plate) SEE: license plate | :: |
| Numbers {prop} (fourth book of the Bible) | :: Fjórði Mósebók {m} |
| number-theoretical {adj} (of or relating to number theory) | :: talnafræðilegur {m}, talnalistalegur {m} |
| number theory {n} (branch of pure mathematics) | :: talnafræði {f}, talnalist {f} |
| numeral {n} (word or symbol representing a number, see also: noun numeral) | :: töluorð {n} |
| numerator {n} (number or expression written above the line in a fraction) | :: teljari {m} |
| numerator {n} (person who counts things) | :: teljari {m} |
| numismatics {n} (study of coins) | :: myntfræði {f} |
| numismatist {n} (one who collects coins and/or currencies) | :: myntfræðingur {m} |
| nuncio {n} (one who bears a message) SEE: messenger | :: |
| nunnery {n} (brothel) SEE: brothel | :: |
| nurse {n} (person who takes care of other people's young) | :: barnfóstra {f}, fóstra {f} |
| nurse {n} (person trained to provide care for the sick) | :: hjúkrunarfræðingur {m}, [female] hjúkrunarkona {f}, [female, colloquial, vernacular] hjúkka {f} |
| nurse {n} (wet nurse) SEE: wet nurse | :: |
| nursery rhyme {n} (short poem or song for children) | :: barnagæla |
| nursing home {n} (place of residence) | :: hjúkrunarheimili {n} |
| nut {n} (hard-shelled fruit) | :: hneta {f}, hnota {f} [rare] |
| nutcracker {n} (implement for cracking nuts) | :: hnetubrjótur {m} |
| nutmeg {n} (seed) | :: múskat {n} |
| nutmeg {v} (soccer/football sense of the verb) | :: klobba |
| nutrition {n} (nutrition) | :: næring {f} |
| nuts {n} (nut) SEE: nut | :: |
| Nuuk {prop} (capital of Greenland) | :: Nuuk, Góðvon {f} |
| nychthemeron {n} (one day and one night) | :: sólarhringur {m} |
| nylon {n} (substance) | :: nælon {n} |
| nylon {n} (sheer stocking) | :: nælonsokkur {m} |
| Nynorsk {n} (one of the two major Norwegian (written) languages) | :: nýnorska {f} |