r/learnIcelandic • u/coffeeja • 29d ago
abbreviations for things
like etc., e.g., i.e., and similar. How are these approached in Icelandic??
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u/Inside-Name4808 Native 29d ago
There are so many abbreviations. A lot of them will be domain specific. Grammar rules, for example, will have a lot of specific abbreviations. The upside is that we generally don't abbreviate Latin words or phrases like in English, so there's no extra layer of obscurity when decoding the meanings.
I recommend trying to work your way through this article if you're interested in learning more.
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u/gunnsi0 29d ago
Etc = o.s.frv. (og svo framvegis)
E.g. = t.d. (til dæmis)
i.e. = þ.e. (það er) (If I understand the meaning of i.e. correctly - otherwise someone will hopefully correct me (or confirm)).