áfengi

Icelandic

Etymology

Derived from either the noun áfá f (“intoxicating effect”) or the corresponding phrasal verb fá á (“to get to”) +‎ -i n (noun-forming suffix).^[1]

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ˈauːˌfeiɲcɪ]

Noun

áfengi n (genitive singular áfengis, no plural)

alcohol (drink which contains alcohol)
Synonyms: vínandi, alkóhól

Hypernyms: drykkur m (“drink”), vímuefni n (“drug”)

Hyponyms: bjór m (“beer”), vín n (“wine”), mjöður m (“mead”), sterkt áfengi (“liquor, spirits”)

drekka/neyta áfengi ― to drink/consume alcohol

undir áhrifum áfengis ― under the influence of alcohol

Ég hvorki reyki né drekk áfengi! ― I neither smoke nor drink alcohol!

Það er margt sem getur orðið til þess að neysla á áfengi verður meiri, til dæmis aukin velmegun.
There are many things that can lead to increased alcohol consumption, for example, increased prosperity.

Declension

Declension of *áfengi* (sg-only neuter)
	singular
	indefinite	definite
nominative	áfengi	áfengið
accusative	áfengi	áfengið
dative	áfengi	áfenginu
genitive	áfengis	áfengisins

Derived terms

áfengisaldur m (“legal drinking age”)
áfengisauglýsing f (“alcohol advertisement”)
áfengisáhrif n pl (“influence of alcohol”)
áfengisbann n (“alcohol ban”)
áfengisbragð n (“taste of alcohol”)
áfengisbúð f (“off-licence”)
áfengisböl n (“alcohol problem”)
áfengisdauði m (“alcoholic stupor”)
áfengisdauður (“unconscious from alcohol”)
áfengisdrykkja f (“alcohol consumption”)
áfengiseinkasala f (“state monopoly on alcohol”)
áfengiseitrun f (“alcohol poisoning”)
áfengisfíkn f (“alcohol dependence”)
áfengisflaska f (“bottle of alcohol”)
áfengisframleiðandi m (“alcohol producer”)
áfengisframleiðsla f (“alcohol production”)
áfengisfrumvarp n (“alcohol bill (legislation)”)
áfengisgjald n (“alcohol tax”)
áfengisiðnaður m (“alcohol industry”)
áfengisinnihald n (“alcohol content”)
áfengiskaup n pl (“alcohol purchase”)
áfengislaus (“alcohol-free”)
áfengisleyfi n (“alcohol licence”)
áfengislykt f (“smell of alcohol”)
áfengislög n pl (“alcohol law”)
áfengismagn n (“alcohol content”)
áfengismarkaður m (“alcohol market”)
áfengismál n pl (“alcohol matters, issues, policy”)
áfengismeðferð f (“alcohol treatment”)
áfengismenning f (“alcohol culture”)
áfengismisnotkun f (“alcohol abuse”)
áfengismæling f (“breathalyser test”)
áfengismælir m (“breathalyzer”)
áfengisnautn f (“alcohol comsumption”)
áfengisneysla, áfengisneyzla f (“alcohol consumption”) (old spelling)
áfengisneytandi (“alcohol comsumer”)
áfengisnotkun f (“alcohol consumption”)
áfengispróf n (“breathalyser test”)
áfengisprósenta f (“alcohol percentage”)
áfengisráðgjafi (“alcohol counsellor”)
áfengissala n (“alcohol sale”)
áfengissali m (“alcohol seller”)
áfengissjúklingur m (“alcohol abuser”)
áfengissjúkur (“alcoholic (addicted to alcohol)”)
áfengisskattur m (“alcohol tax”)
áfengisstefna f (“alcohol policy”)
áfengisstyrkleiki m (“alcohol content”)
áfengissýki f (“alcoholism”)
áfengistegund f (“type of alcoholic drink”)
áfengistengdur (“alcohol-related”)
áfengistollur m (“alcohol duty (tax)”)
áfengisumbúðir f pl (“alcohol packaging”)
áfengisútsala f (“off-licence”)
áfengisvandamál n, áfengisvandi m (“alcohol problem”)
áfengisvarnir f pl (“alcohol prevention, alcohol controls”)
áfengisveiting f (“serving ofalcohol”)
áfengisverð (“price alcohol”)
áfengisverslun, áfengisverzlun f (“off-licence”)
áfengisvíma f (“intoxication”)
áfengisþefur m (“smell of alcohol”)
áfengisþol n (“alcohol tollerance”)

Related terms

áfengur (“alcoholic, intoxicating”)
áfá f (“intoxicating effect”)
áfang n (“assault”)
fengi n (“catch, loot”)
fá á (“to get to, upset, annoy”)

References

^ Ásgeir Blöndal Magnússon (1989), “áfá”, in Íslensk orðsifjabók, Reykjavík: Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies, →ISBN, page 3 (Available at Málið.is under the “Eldri orðabækur” tab.)