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Pronunciation glossary



Below is an alphabetical list of the Icelandic words found on this CD-ROM. Click the icon beneath the phonetic pronunciation to hear the word spoken.

A



Akureyrar
/ahk-u-ay-rar/

Akureyri
/ahk-u-ay-ri/

Alftafirdi
/owlf-ta-firthe-i/

Althingi
/al-thing-gi/

Asatru
/owss-a-troo/

Austur-Herad
/öist-ur hyair-rath/

B



Bakkafjordur
/bakk-a-fyurthe-ur/

Baldursson
/bahld-ur-sawn/

Berufirdi
/bair-u-firthe-i/

Berufjardarkirkja
/bair-u-fjarthe-
ar-kyirk-ja/

Berunesi
/bair-u-ness-i/

Beruneskirkja
/bair-u-ness-kyirk-ja/

Bilaleiga
/beel-a-lay-ga/

Bjarnadottir
/byad-na-doht-ir/

Bjarni
/byad-ni/

blindhaed
/blind-hythe/

Blomsturvollum
/blohm-stu-vöt-lum/

Bolludagur
/boll-u-dahg-ur/

bollur
/boll-ur/

Borgarfjardarhreppur
/borg-ar-fyarthe-
ar-hrepp-ur/

Borgarfjordur
/borg-ar-fyurthe-ur/

Breiddalshreppur
/braythe-dahls-
hrepp
-ur/

Breiddalsvik
/braythe-
dahls-veek/

Brekku
/brekk-ur/

bru
/broo/

Budahreppur
/boothe-a-hrepp-ur/

Budareyri
/boothe-ar-ay-ri/

Budargotu
/boothe-ar-göt-u/

Bulandi
/boo-land-i/

C



     
D



Dalbraut
/dahl-bröit/


Desjarardalur
/dess-yar-owr-
dahl-ur/



Djupavogshreppur

/dyoop-a-vawgs-
hrepp-ur/



Djupavogskirkja
/dyoop-a-vawgs-
kyirk-ja/



Djupivogur
/dyoop-i-vawg-ur/

E



Egilsbraut
/ay-yils-bröit/

Egilsstadir
/ay-yils-stahthe-ir/

Einbreid
/ayn-braythe/

endar
/end-ar/

Eskifirdi
/esk-yi-firthe-i/

Eskifjardarkirkja
/esk-yi-fjarthe-
ar-kyirk-ja/

Eskifjordur
/esk-yi-fyurthe-ur/


F



Faskrudsfirdi
/fow-skroothes-
firthe-
i/

Faskruds­fjardarhreppur
/fow-skroothes-
fyarthe-ar-hrepp-ur/

Faskrudsfjardarkirkja
/fow-skroothes-
fyarthe
-ar-kyirk-ja/

Faskrudsfjordur
/fow-skroothes-
fyurthe-ur/

Fellabaer
/fet-la-byre/

Fellahreppur
/fet-la-hrepp-ur/

Fjardabyggd
/fyarthe
-a-bigthe/

Fjardaal
/fyarthe-ahl/

Fjord
/fyurthe-ur/

Fljotsdalsherad
/flyohts-dahls-
hyair-rath/

Fljotsdalshreppur
/flyohts-dahls-
hrepp-ur/

Flokkurinn
/flokk-ur-inn/

Flugfelag Islands
/flug-fyell-lag
eece
-landss/

frambod
/fram-bawthe/

Framsoknarflokkurinn
/fram-sohk-
na-flokk-ur-inn/

Frettabladid
/fryett-a-
blahthe-ith/

Frjalslyndi
/fryowlss-lind-i/

     
G



Gildrumel
/gild-ru-mell/

Graent
/grynt/

Gudmundsdottir
/gvuth-munds-
doht
-ir/

Gunnlaugur
/gunn-löig-ur/

H



Hafrahvammagljufur
/hahv-ra-kvamm-
a-glyoov-ur/

Hafrahvammar
/hav-ra-kvam-ar/

Hagatorg
/hahg-a-torg/

Halslon
/howlss-lohn/

Hatuni
/how-toon-i/

Herad
/hyair-rath/

Heydalakirkja
/hay-dahl-a-
kyirk-ja/

Heydalir
/hay-dahl-ir/

Heydolum
/hay-döl-um/

Hnitasporur
/hnit-a-spor-ur/

Hofi
/hawv-i/

Hofn
/höbn/

Hofskirkja
/hawfs-kyirk-ja/

Hornafjordur
/hod-na-
fyurthe
-ur/

Hraun
/hröin/

hreppur
/hrepp-ur/

Hvannadalshnjukur
/kvan-a-dahls-
hnook-ur/


I



     
J



Johannesdottir
/joh-hann-ess-
doht
-ir/

Jokulsa a Dal
/yök-ulss-ow
ow dahl/

K



Karahnjukar
/kar-a-hnyook-ar/

Keflavik
/kep-la-veek/

kleinur
/klayn-ur/

Kolfreyjustad
/kawl-fray-
yu-stahthe/

Kolfreyjustadakirkja
/kawl-fray
yu-stahthe-a-kyirk-ja/

Kolfreyjustodum
/kawl-fray-yu-
stöthe-um/

Kringilsa
/kreeng-gilss-ow/

Kringilsarfoss
/kreeng-gilss-
owr-foss/

Kringilsarrani
/kreeng-gilss-
owr-rahn-i/

krona
/krohn-a/

kronur
/krohn-ur/

L



Lagarfljot
/lahg-a-flyoht/

Langabud
/lowng-ga-
boothe/

Landsvirkjun
/lands-vi(r)k-yun/

laufabraud
/löiv-a-bröithe/

     
M



Magnusson
/mag-nooss-sawn/

Malbik
/mahl-bikk/

Mjoafjardarhreppur
/myoh-a-fyarthe-
ar-hrepp-ur/

Mjoafjardarkirkja
/myoh-a-fyarthe-
ar-kyirk-ja/

Mjoeyri
/myoh-ay-ri/

Mjoifjordur
/myoh-i-fyurthe-ur/

Morgunbladid
/morg-un-blahthe-ith/

N



Neskaupsstad
/ness-köip-
stahthe/

Neskaupsstadur
/ness-köip-
stahthe-ur/

Nordfjardarkirkja
/northe-fyarthe-
ar-kyirk-ja/

Nordur-Herad
/northe-ur
hyair
-rath/

O



Oddsskard
/odds-skarthe/

Oskudagur
/ösk-u-dahg-ur/

     
P



Papey
/pahp-ay/

Papeyjarkirkja
/pahp-ay-yar-
kyirk-ja/

Q




R



Ragnarsson
/rag-na-sawn/

Rettadagur
/ryett-a-dahg-ur/

Reydarfirdi
/raythe-a- firthe-i/

Reydarfjardarkirkja
/raythe-ar-
fyarthe
-ar-kyirk-ja/

Reydarfjordur
/raythe-ar-
fyurthe-ur/

Reykjavik
/rayk-ya-veek/

Runar
/roon-ar/

     
S



Samfylkingin
/sahm-filk-ing-gin/

sandur
/sahnd-ur/

Saudarfoss
/söithe-owr-foss/

Sauda
/söithe-ow/

Seydisfjordur
/saythe-is-
fyurthe-ur/

Sigurdur
/sig-urthe-ur/

Sjofn
/syöbn/

Sjomannadagur
/syoh-mann-
a-dahg-ur/

skal
/skowl/

Skogarlondum
/skohg-ar-lönd-um/

Skolavegi
/skohl-a-vay-yi/

Snaefell
/sny-fetl/

Sprengidagur
/sprayng-gyi-
dahg
-ur/

Stefansson
/steff-owns-sawn/

Steinahlid
/stayn-
a-hleethe/

Stodvarfirdi
/stöthe-var-firthe-i/

Stodvarfjardarkirkja
/stöthe-var-fyarthe-
ar-kyirk-ja/

Stodvarfjordur
/stöthe-var-
fyurthe-ur/

Stodvarhreppur
/stöthe-var-
hrepp
-ur/

surmjolk
/soo(r)-myohlk/

T



Thinganes
/theeng-ga-ness/

Thingvellir
/theeng-vetl-ir/

Thorey
/thor-ay/

Thorrablot
/tho-ra-bloht/

Thorri
/tho-ri/

thorramatur
/tho-ra-maht-ur/

U



     
V



Valaskjalf
/vahl-a-skyowlf/

Vatnajokull
/vaht-na-yök-utl/

Verslunarmannahelgi
/vair-slun-ar-
mann-a-helg-gyi/

Vesturoraefi
/vest-ur-ur-ryve-i/

Vinstrihreyfingin
/vins-tri-hrayv-
ing-gyin/

Vopnafjordur
/vop-na-fyurthe-ur/

W



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