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 Translation for 'common' from English to Icelandic
ADJ   common | commoner / more common | commonest / most common
NOUN   a common | commons
algengur {adj}common
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sameiginlegur {adj}common
almennur {adj} <alm.> [algengur, sameiginlegur]common
alkunnur {adj}common [generally known]
alþekktur {adj}common [generally known]
alþýðlegur {adj}common [informal]
útbreiddur {adj}common [widespread]
Nouns
mál.
samkyn {hv}
common [gender, combining m and f, but not n, in Dutch and Scandavian languages]
2 Words: Others
alvanalegur {adj}quite common
2 Words: Verbs
þekkjast [e-ð þekkist]to be common [sth. is common]
2 Words: Nouns
læknisfr.
kvefsótt {kv}
common cold
stærðf.
samnefnari {k}
common denominator
almæli {hv}common knowledge
almúgi {k}common people
hyggjuvit {hv}common sense
brjóstvit {hv}common sense
almenn skynsemi {kv}common sense
almenn hlutabréf {hv.ft}common stock {sg}
lögfr.
nytjastuldur {k}
common theft
3 Words: Verbs
vera í almælito be common knowledge
orðtak
vera alsiða
to be common practice
komast í hámæli [e-ð kemst í hámæli] to become common knowledge [sth. becomes common knowledge]
unverified eiga e-ð sameiginlegtto have sth. in common
3 Words: Nouns
líffærafr.
hálsslagæð {kv} [Arteria carotis]
(common) carotid artery
fuglafr.
æðarungi {k} [Somateria mollissima]
(common) eider duckling
félagsfr
alþýðumaður {k}
(the) common man
alþýðufólk {hv}(the) common people
fiskifr.lögfr.
veiðiheimild {kv} [í lögsögu annara þjóða]
common of piscary [Am.]
náttúrugreind {kv}innate common sense
alþýða {kv}the (common) people
4 Words: Others
eins og kunnugt eras is common knowledge
þer alkunnait is common knowledge
4 Words: Nouns
vitglóra {kv}bit of common sense
unverified
lögfr.
eignaskipti {hv.ft}
division of common property
5+ Words: Nouns
alþýðuheimili {hv}home of a common people
Taxa/Species (Animals, Plants, Fungi)
skordýrT
veggjalús {kv} [Cimex lectularius]
(common) bedbug
gras.T
akurmaríuskór {k} [Lotus corniculatus]
(common) bird's-foot trefoil
gras.T
geitaviður {k} [Rhamnus cathartica, syn.: Rhamnus catharticus]
(common) buckthorn
gras.T
dvergavör {kv} [Ajuga reptans]
(common) bugle
gras.T
haugarfi {k} [Stellaria media]
(common) chickweed
fuglafr.T
gransöngvari {k} [Phylloscopus collybita]
(common) chiffchaff
gras.T
akurstjarna {kv} [Agrostemma githago]
(common) corncockle
fuglafr.T
gaukur {k} [Cuculus canorus]
(common) cuckoo
gras.T
engjasníkja {kv} [Cuscuta]
(common) dodder
fiskifr.T
arnarskata {kv} [Myliobatis aquila]
(common) eagle ray
fuglafr.T
æðarfugl {k} [Somateria mollissima]
(common) eider (duck)
fuglafr.T
æðarbliki {k} [Somateria mollissima]
(common) eider (duck) [male]
fuglafr.T
æður {kv} [Somateria mollissima]
(common) eider (duck) [Somateria mollissima]
dýrT
hagamús {kv} [Apodemus sylvaticus]
(common) field mouse
gras.T
fíkjutré {hv} [Ficus carica]
(common) fig
fuglafr.T
hvinönd {kv} [Bucephala clangula]
(common) goldeneye (duck)
gras.T
hélukrans {k} [Marrubium vulgare]
(common) horehound
fuglafr.T
bæjasvala {kv} [Delichon urbicum]
(common) house martin
gras.T
vafnings­viður {k} [Hedera helix]
(common) ivy
gras.T
maríustakkur {k} [Alchemilla vulgaris]
(common) lady's mantle
gras.T
dísarunni {k} [Syringa vulgaris]
(common) lilac
gras.T
alrúna {kv} [Mandragora officinarum]
(common) mandrake
gras.T
lófótur {k} [Hippuris vulgaris]
(common) mare's tail
fuglafr.T
næturgali {k} [Luscinia megarhynchos]
(common) nightingale
fuglafr.T
býþjór {k} [Pernis apivorus]
(common) pern
fuglafr.T
fasani {k} [Phasianus colchicus]
(common) pheasant
dýrT
roðamaur {k} [Tetranychus urticae, syn.: T. althaeae, T. bimaculatus, T. telarius]
(common) red spider mite
fuglafr.T
auðnutittlingur {k} [Carduelis flammea]
(common) redpoll
fuglafr.T
brandönd {kv} [Tadorna tadorna]
(common) shelduck
fuglafr.T
sönglævirki {k} [Alauda arvensis]
(common) skylark
fiskifr.T
sólflúra {kv} [Solea solea]
(common) sole [Am.]
gras.T
doppugullrunni {k} [Hypericum perforatum]
(common) St. John's wort
gras.T
jóhannesarjurt {kv} [Hypericum perforatum]
(common) St. John's wort
gras.T
regnfang {hv} [Tanacetum vulgare, syn.: Chrysanthemum vulgare]
(common) tansy
gras.T
árroðablóm {hv} [Lavatera arborea, Syn.: Malva arborea]
(common) tree mallow
gras.T
eggtvíblaðka {kv} [Listera ovata]
(common) twayblade
dýrT
vampíra {kv} [Desmodus rotundus]
(common) vampire bat
dýrT
vörtusvín {hv} [Phacochoerus africanus]
(common) warthog
dýrT
beitukóngur {k} [Buccinum undatum]
(common) whelk
gras.T
skógarsúra {kv} [Oxalis acetosella]
(common) wood-sorrel
dýrT
hrefna {kv} [Balaenoptera acutorostrata]
(common/northern) minke whale
dýrT
blekfiskur {k} [Sepia officinalis]
(European) common cuttlefish
gras.T
aronskólfur {k} [Arum maculatum]
common arum
gras.T
fjaðurspergill {k} [Asparagus setaceus]
common asparagus fern
gras.T
rauðbeyki {hv} [Fagus sylvatica]
common beech
dýrT
karólínuöskjubaka {kv} [Terrapene carolina]
common box turtle
gras.T
tarfatunga {kv} [Anchusa officinalis]
common bugloss
gras.T
lyfjagras {hv} [Pinguicula vulgaris]
common butterwort
gras.T
dvalinsskúfur {k} [Centaurium erythraea]
common centaury
gras.T
vatnsnál {kv} [Eleocharis palustris]
common club-rush
gras.T
bólmosi {k} [Funaria hygrometrica]
common cord moss
gras.T
skálabúi {k} [Funaria hygrometrica]
common cord moss
gras.T
klófífa {kv} [Eriophorum angustifolium]
common cottongrass
fuglafr.T
grátrana {kv} [Grus grus]
common crane
gras.T
eiturgosi {k} [Securigera varia, Syn.: Coronilla varia]
common crownvetch / crown vetch
gras.T
túnfífill {k} [Taraxacum officinale]
common dandelion
gras.T
elgsber {hv} [Rubus caesius]
common dewberry
fuglafr.T
fossbúi {k} [Cinclus cinclus]
common dipper
dýrT
léttir {k} [Delphinus delphis]
common dolphin
gras.T
askur {k} [Fraxinus excelsior]
common european ash
gras.T
hnúðrót {kv} [Scrophularia nodosa]
common figwort
sveppaf.T
flannaskóf {kv} [Peltigera aphthosa]
common freckle pelt (lichen)
skordýrT
veggjatítla {kv} [Anobium punctatum]
common furniture beetle
fuglafr.T
stormmáfur {k} [Larus canus]
Common Gull
dýrT
kuðungakrabbi {k} [Pagurus bernhardus, syn.: Eupagurus bernhardus]
common hermit crab
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Translation for 'common' from English to Icelandic

common
algengur {adj}

sameiginlegur {adj}

almennur {adj} <alm.> [algengur, sameiginlegur]
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common [generally known]
alkunnur {adj}

alþekktur {adj}
common [informal]
alþýðlegur {adj}
common [widespread]
útbreiddur {adj}

common [gender, combining m and f, but not n, in Dutch and Scandavian languages]
samkyn {hv}mál.

quite common
alvanalegur {adj}

to be common [sth. is common]
að þekkjast [e-ð þekkist]

common cold
kvefsótt {kv}læknisfr.
common denominator
samnefnari {k}stærðf.
common knowledge
almæli {hv}
common people
almúgi {k}
common sense
hyggjuvit {hv}

brjóstvit {hv}

almenn skynsemi {kv}
common stock {sg}
almenn hlutabréf {hv.ft}
common theft
nytjastuldur {k}lögfr.

to be common knowledge
að vera í almæli
to be common practice
að vera alsiðaorðtak
to become common knowledge [sth. becomes common knowledge]
að komast í hámæli [e-ð kemst í hámæli]
to have sth. in common
unverified að eiga e-ð sameiginlegt

(common) carotid artery
hálsslagæð {kv} [Arteria carotis]líffærafr.
(common) eider duckling
æðarungi {k} [Somateria mollissima]fuglafr.
(the) common man
alþýðumaður {k}félagsfr
(the) common people
alþýðufólk {hv}
common of piscary [Am.]
veiðiheimild {kv} [í lögsögu annara þjóða]fiskifr.lögfr.
innate common sense
náttúrugreind {kv}
the (common) people
alþýða {kv}

as is common knowledge
eins og kunnugt er
it is common knowledge
það er alkunna

bit of common sense
vitglóra {kv}
division of common property
unverified eignaskipti {hv.ft}lögfr.

home of a common people
alþýðuheimili {hv}

(common) bedbug
veggjalús {kv} [Cimex lectularius]skordýrT
(common) bird's-foot trefoil
akurmaríuskór {k} [Lotus corniculatus]gras.T
(common) buckthorn
geitaviður {k} [Rhamnus cathartica, syn.: Rhamnus catharticus]gras.T
(common) bugle
dvergavör {kv} [Ajuga reptans]gras.T
(common) chickweed
haugarfi {k} [Stellaria media]gras.T
(common) chiffchaff
gransöngvari {k} [Phylloscopus collybita]fuglafr.T
(common) corncockle
akurstjarna {kv} [Agrostemma githago]gras.T
(common) cuckoo
gaukur {k} [Cuculus canorus]fuglafr.T
(common) dodder
engjasníkja {kv} [Cuscuta]gras.T
(common) eagle ray
arnarskata {kv} [Myliobatis aquila]fiskifr.T
(common) eider (duck)
æðarfugl {k} [Somateria mollissima]fuglafr.T
(common) eider (duck) [male]
æðarbliki {k} [Somateria mollissima]fuglafr.T
(common) eider (duck) [Somateria mollissima]
æður {kv} [Somateria mollissima]fuglafr.T
(common) field mouse
hagamús {kv} [Apodemus sylvaticus]dýrT
(common) fig
fíkjutré {hv} [Ficus carica]gras.T
(common) goldeneye (duck)
hvinönd {kv} [Bucephala clangula]fuglafr.T
(common) horehound
hélukrans {k} [Marrubium vulgare]gras.T
(common) house martin
bæjasvala {kv} [Delichon urbicum]fuglafr.T
(common) ivy
vafnings­viður {k} [Hedera helix]gras.T
(common) lady's mantle
maríustakkur {k} [Alchemilla vulgaris]gras.T
(common) lilac
dísarunni {k} [Syringa vulgaris]gras.T
(common) mandrake
alrúna {kv} [Mandragora officinarum]gras.T
(common) mare's tail
lófótur {k} [Hippuris vulgaris]gras.T
(common) nightingale
næturgali {k} [Luscinia megarhynchos]fuglafr.T
(common) pern
býþjór {k} [Pernis apivorus]fuglafr.T
(common) pheasant
fasani {k} [Phasianus colchicus]fuglafr.T
(common) red spider mite
roðamaur {k} [Tetranychus urticae, syn.: T. althaeae, T. bimaculatus, T. telarius]dýrT
(common) redpoll
auðnutittlingur {k} [Carduelis flammea]fuglafr.T
(common) shelduck
brandönd {kv} [Tadorna tadorna]fuglafr.T
(common) skylark
sönglævirki {k} [Alauda arvensis]fuglafr.T
(common) sole [Am.]
sólflúra {kv} [Solea solea]fiskifr.T
(common) St. John's wort
doppugullrunni {k} [Hypericum perforatum]gras.T

jóhannesarjurt {kv} [Hypericum perforatum]gras.T
(common) tansy
regnfang {hv} [Tanacetum vulgare, syn.: Chrysanthemum vulgare]gras.T
(common) tree mallow
árroðablóm {hv} [Lavatera arborea, Syn.: Malva arborea]gras.T
(common) twayblade
eggtvíblaðka {kv} [Listera ovata]gras.T
(common) vampire bat
vampíra {kv} [Desmodus rotundus]dýrT
(common) warthog
vörtusvín {hv} [Phacochoerus africanus]dýrT
(common) whelk
beitukóngur {k} [Buccinum undatum]dýrT
(common) wood-sorrel
skógarsúra {kv} [Oxalis acetosella]gras.T
(common/northern) minke whale
hrefna {kv} [Balaenoptera acutorostrata]dýrT
(European) common cuttlefish
blekfiskur {k} [Sepia officinalis]dýrT
common arum
aronskólfur {k} [Arum maculatum]gras.T
common asparagus fern
fjaðurspergill {k} [Asparagus setaceus]gras.T
common beech
rauðbeyki {hv} [Fagus sylvatica]gras.T
common box turtle
karólínuöskjubaka {kv} [Terrapene carolina]dýrT
common bugloss
tarfatunga {kv} [Anchusa officinalis]gras.T
common butterwort
lyfjagras {hv} [Pinguicula vulgaris]gras.T
common centaury
dvalinsskúfur {k} [Centaurium erythraea]gras.T
common club-rush
vatnsnál {kv} [Eleocharis palustris]gras.T
common cord moss
bólmosi {k} [Funaria hygrometrica]gras.T

skálabúi {k} [Funaria hygrometrica]gras.T
common cottongrass
klófífa {kv} [Eriophorum angustifolium]gras.T
common crane
grátrana {kv} [Grus grus]fuglafr.T
common crownvetch / crown vetch
eiturgosi {k} [Securigera varia, Syn.: Coronilla varia]gras.T
common dandelion
túnfífill {k} [Taraxacum officinale]gras.T
common dewberry
elgsber {hv} [Rubus caesius]gras.T
common dipper
fossbúi {k} [Cinclus cinclus]fuglafr.T
common dolphin
léttir {k} [Delphinus delphis]dýrT
common european ash
askur {k} [Fraxinus excelsior]gras.T
common figwort
hnúðrót {kv} [Scrophularia nodosa]gras.T
common freckle pelt (lichen)
flannaskóf {kv} [Peltigera aphthosa]sveppaf.T
common furniture beetle
veggjatítla {kv} [Anobium punctatum]skordýrT
Common Gull
stormmáfur {k} [Larus canus]fuglafr.T
common hermit crab
kuðungakrabbi {k} [Pagurus bernhardus, syn.: Eupagurus bernhardus]dýrT
Usage Examples English
  • Brimpton Common is the most westerly of a series of former medieval “commons” to the south of three rivers between Newbury and Reading: River Enborne, River Kennet and River Thames, the other commons being Tadley Common, Silchester Common, Mortimer Common, Wokefield Common and Burghfield Common.
  • Furthermore, there's a common fanfare, a common carnival society and a common church chorus.
  • "Sepietta oweniana" (common bobtail squid or common bobtail) is a common marine mollusc from the order "Sepiida", the cuttlefish.
  • Tooting Bec Common and Tooting Graveney Common are the remains of common land that once stretched as far as Mitcham.
  • Lewis is the 4th most common surname in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, 6th most common surname in Wales, 16th most common in Jamaica, 22nd most common in England, 24th most common in the United States, 61st most common in Canada and 129th most common in Scotland.

  • In modern circuits, the cascode is often constructed from two transistors (BJTs or FETs), with one operating as a common emitter or common source and the other as a common base or common gate.
  • Several profits may be rights of common if over common land. There is no statutory definition for rights of common.
  • Common vegetation is red fescue, common nettle, hogweed, false oat grass and cocksfoot. On seaward edges sea beet, common scurvy grass and common mallow can be seen.
  • The Figile is known as a brown trout, common bream, common rudd, common roach and northern pike fishery.
  • A variety of butterfly species is found here. The common bluebottle, common lime butterfly, crimson rose, common Jezebel, and common Mormon are the common species.

  • Stadtmobil is a carsharing company in Germany, actually a group of seven regional companies with a common brand, common marketing, common website, reservation system, and common development of software and car access technology.
  • Vegetation consists of stinging nettle, black alder, common hop, himalayan balsam, common knotweed, common knotgrass and giant hogweed.
  • Llyn Bedydd contains common bream, common rudd, common carp, European perch, tench and common roach. The fishing is run by Warners Fishing Club.
  • There is also an area of meadow which contains common wild flowers such as lady's bedstraw and common knapweed. It has common butterflies such as gatekeeper, common blue and large blue.
  • There were originally two commons in Retford - Spa Common and Far Common.

  • Transistor-based amplification can be realized using various configurations: for example a bipolar junction transistor can realize common base, common collector or common emitter amplification; a MOSFET can realize common gate, common source or common drain amplification.
  • From Latin "communis" = "common, common"; this species is one of the most common masked bees.
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