No. 667 in Icelandic

bæjarráði

Town council or municipal committee.

In a sentence

Bæjarráði var haldið fundur á þriðjudagsmorgun.
A meeting of the town council was held on Tuesday morning.
'Bæjarráði' is used as the subject, signifying the local council: dative singular form, contextual usage as a governing body in Icelandic municipalities.
Tillagan var samþykkt í bæjarráði eftir langt samtal.
The proposal was approved in the town council after a long discussion.
'Bæjarráði' appears in situational context (dative case), depicting where (within the town council) the action occurred.
Fulltrúinn kynnti nýjar hugmyndir á fundi bæjarráðsins.
The representative presented new ideas at the council's meeting.
'Bæjarráðsins' is in the possessive case, genitive form, indicating ownership of the meeting (attributive).

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