varðhald

Icelandic

Noun

varðhald n (genitive singular varðhalds, nominative plural varðhöld)

custody (state of being imprisoned or detained)
Synonym: gæsla

Declension

declension of varðhald

	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
n-s	singular		plural
nominative	varðhald	varðhaldið	varðhöld	varðhöldin
accusative	varðhald	varðhaldið	varðhöld	varðhöldin
dative	varðhaldi	varðhaldinu	varðhöldum	varðhöldunum
genitive	varðhalds	varðhaldsins	varðhalda	varðhaldanna

Derived terms

gæsluvarðhald (“pretrial detention”)

Further reading

“varðhald” in the Dictionary of Modern Icelandic (in Icelandic) and ISLEX (in the Nordic languages)

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