No. 666 in Icelandic

barn

Child.

In a sentence

Barnið hljóp í garðinum.
The child ran in the garden.
Here, 'barn' is used as a noun meaning 'child', specifically in the definite form 'Barnið'.
Hún á tvö börn.
She has two children.
In this instance, the plural form of 'barn', which is 'börn', is used to denote 'children'.
Barnabarnið mitt er að koma í heimsókn.
My grandchild is coming for a visit.
The compound form 'Barnabarnið,' which combines 'barn' ('child') and 'barnabarn' ('grandchild'), indicates a grandchild, showing how 'barn' integrates into a compound noun.

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