No. 515 in Icelandic
reglum
"Reglum" is the dative plural form of "regla," meaning "rules" in English.
In a sentence
Við fylgjum alltaf reglum í skólanum.
We always follow the rules at school.
Here, 'reglum' means 'rules' in the context of adhering to set guidelines, used in dative plural.
Ragna kynnti nýjar reglur fyrir hópnum.
Ragna presented new rules to the group.
In this context, 'reglur' is used in the nominative plural, indicating the subject of the sentence.
Hann notar reglustiku til að mæla endana.
He uses a ruler to measure the edges.
In this sentence, 'reglustiku' (related to 'regla') signifies a measuring tool, differing slightly as a related noun, in dative singular.
Hear it in real podcasts
The recording above is a synthetic voice. Hear how people say “reglum” in actual Icelandic podcasts.
Find “reglum” in podcastsLearn it from shows you like
LangTurbo plays Icelandic podcasts with a transcript and the English under every line. Tap a word like this one and it tells you what it means right there.
Get the appIcelandic books and courses on Amazon (an affiliate link: a purchase through it supports this site).