No. 154 in Icelandic
október
The Icelandic word "október" means "October" in English.
In a sentence
Í október byrja trén að missa laufin.
In October, the trees begin to shed their leaves.
The word 'október' is used as a marker for the time period when the described event occurs, indicating the month of October.
Við ætlum að ferðast til Spánar í lok októbers.
We plan to travel to Spain at the end of October.
Here, 'október' is used in genitive case as 'októbers' to specify the time of the trip within the month.
Lok október er góður tími til að njóta haustsins.
The end of October is a good time to enjoy the autumn.
In this sentence, 'október' is used as part of a compound subject 'lok október' to denote a specific part of the month.
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