kennitala

== Icelandic == === Etymology === From kenni n (“sign, mark”) +‎ tala f (“number”). Compare German Kennzahl. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈcʰɛnːɪˌtʰaːla/ === Noun === kennitala f (genitive singular kennitölu, nominative plural kennitölur) national identification number, social security number Það er mjög alvarlegt ef hann er að nota aðra kennitölu en sína. ― It is very serious if he is using a different identification number than his own. identification number (in various contexts) (economics) ratio, indicator Synonyms: hlutfall n, vísir m (mathematics) the characteristic (integer part) of a logarithm ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== kerfiskennitala (“temporary national identification number”) verðkennitala (“price indicator”) kennitöluflakk n (“phoenixism”) kennitölusöfnun f (“collection of ID numbers”) kennitöluskipti n (“change of ID number”) === Further reading === Ásgeir Blöndal Magnússon (1989), “kenni”, in Íslensk orðsifjabók, Reykjavík: Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies, →ISBN, page 455 (Available at Málið.is under the “Eldri orðabækur” tab.) Kristín Bjarnadóttir, editor (2002–2026), “kennitala”, in Beygingarlýsing íslensks nútímamáls [The Database of Modern Icelandic Inflection] (in Icelandic), Reykjavík: The Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies “kennitala” in the Dictionary of Modern Icelandic (in Icelandic) and ISLEX (in the Nordic languages) “kennitala”, in Íðorðabanki [Terminology Bank] (in Icelandic), Reykjavík: The Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies, 2002–2024 “kennitala”, in Ritmálssafn Orðabókar Háskólans [The Written Collection of the Lexicological Institute] (in Icelandic), Reykjavík: The Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies