hreppur

== Icelandic == === Etymology === From Old Norse hreppr (“municipal district”), from Proto-Germanic *hrampijaz, from Proto-Germanic *hrimpaną (“to shrink, contract, shrivel”). Cognate with Faroese reppur (“district”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈr̥ɛhpʏr/ Rhymes: -ɛhpʏr === Noun === hreppur m (genitive singular hrepps, nominative plural hreppar or hreppir) municipality (especially in rural areas) ==== Declension ====