No. 793 in Icelandic

íþrótta

"Íþrótta" means "sports" or "of sports" in English.

In a sentence

Hann æfir íþrótta daglega.
He practices sports daily.
Here, 'íþrótta' is the genitive plural form of 'íþrótt', relating to the involvement with or the discipline of sports.
Við fórum í íþróttaþrek próf í dag.
We took a fitness test today.
In this sentence, 'íþrótta' is used as a compound modifier in 'íþróttaþrek' to describe the type of fitness.
Íþróttaakademían býður upp á marga námskeið.
The sports academy offers many courses.
Here, 'íþrótta' is a possessive, describing the academy as related to sports.

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