rými

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse *rými, compare halfrými (“half a rúm on a ship, ie space for one rower”), equivalent to rúm (“bed, room”) or rúmur (“spacious”) +‎ -i n (abstract noun suffix).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈriːmɪ/
  • Rhymes: -iːmɪ

Noun

rými n (genitive singular rýmis, nominative plural rými)

  1. room, space
    Synonym: pláss
    Mikið rými er enn ónýtt í byggingunni. ― There is still a lot of space unused in the building.

Declension

Declension of rými (neuter)
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative rými rýmið rými rýmin
accusative rými rýmið rými rýmin
dative rými rýminu rýmum rýmunum
genitive rýmis rýmisins rýma rýmanna

Derived terms

types of places and spaces
  • almenningsrými, almannarými (“public space”)
  • alrými (“open-plan living space”)
  • andrými (“space, breathing space”)
  • athafnarými (“room to move; activity space”)
  • borgarrými (“urban space”)
  • dagvistarrými (“day care space”)
  • dvalarrými (“residential space”)
  • einkarými (“private space”)
  • farangursrými (“boot, luggage room”)
  • farrými (“class (train, aircraft)”)
  • farþegarými (“cabin (aircraft)”)
  • flutningsrými (“cargo space”)
  • fótarými (“legroom”)
  • geymslurými (“storage space”)
  • gistirými (“accomodation (for guest)”)
  • gjörgæslurými (“intensive care place”)
  • göturými (“street space”)
  • hjúkrunarrými (“care home bed”)
  • holrými (“cavity”)
  • hótelrými (“hotel accomodation space”)
  • húsrými (“accomodation, housing”)
  • höfuðrými (“headroom”)
  • innanrými (“interior”)
  • kennslurými (“teaching space”)
  • landrými (“piece of land”)
  • legurými (“sleeping-place”)
  • leikrými (“play area; performance space”)
  • leikskólarými (“preschool place”)
  • loftrými (“airspace”)
  • miðrými (“atrium”)
  • neyslurými (“space for drug use”)
  • olnbogarými (“elbow room, leeway”)
  • sérrými (“dedicated space”)
  • sjúkrarými (“care place, bed (in hospital)”)
  • skrifstofurými (“office space”)
  • slagrými (“displacement (engine)”)
  • sprengirými (“combustion chamber”)
  • svefnrými (“sleeping space”)
  • sýningarrými (“exhibition space”)
  • sýningarými (“exhibition space”)
  • tæknirými (“w:technical room, equipment room”)
  • veðrými (“w:loan-to-value ratio”)
  • veitingarými (“dining space”)
  • verslunarrými (“retail space”)
  • vélarrými (“engine room”)
  • vinnurými (“working space”)
  • vistrými (“living space; address space”)
  • þakrými (“roof space”)
  • þjónusturými (“service space”)
other
  • rýmilegur (“generous, fair”, adjective)
  • rýmisgreind f (“spatial intelligence”)
  • rýmisverk n (“spacial work (art)”)
  • rúm n (“area, space; bed”)
  • rúmur (“spacious”)
  • rýma (“to vacate”)
  • rýming f (“evacuation”)
  • rýmka (“to expand, make larger”)

References

  1. ^ Ásgeir Blöndal Magnússon (1989), “rýma”, in Íslensk orðsifjabók, Reykjavík: Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies, →ISBN, page 783 (Available at Málið.is under the “Eldri orðabækur” tab.)

Further reading

  • Kristín Bjarnadóttir, editor (2002–2026), “rými”, in Beygingarlýsing íslensks nútímamáls [The Database of Modern Icelandic Inflection] (in Icelandic), Reykjavík: The Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies
  • “rými” in the Dictionary of Modern Icelandic (in Icelandic) and ISLEX (in the Nordic languages)
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