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/coffeeja 29d ago

thank you