No. 275 in Icelandic

ríkisins

"Of the state" or "of the government."

In a sentence

Háskóli er fjármagnaður af ríkisins sjóðum.
The university is funded by the state's funds.
In this sentence, "ríkisins" means "of the state", indicating possession.
Lög ríkisins vernda réttindi einstaklingsins.
The laws of the nation protect individual rights.
Here, "ríkisins" is used to denote that the laws belong to or are created by the nation/state.
Stofnanir ríkisins vinna að almannahag.
The institutions of the government work for the public good.
In this context, "ríkisins" specifies that the institutions are those of the government or state, showing association.

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