No. 443 in Icelandic
vestmannaeyjabæ
"Vestmannaeyjabæ" refers to the municipality of Vestmannaeyjar, a town and archipelago off the southern coast of Iceland.
In a sentence
Vestmannaeyjabær er heimili margra fuglategunda.
Vestmannaeyjabær is home to many bird species.
Here, 'Vestmannaeyjabær' is used to identify a place, specifically the town of Vestmannaeyjabær, described as a home for bird species.
Ég fór til Vestmannaeyjabæjar í fríinu.
I went to Vestmannaeyjabær during the holiday.
In this sentence, 'Vestmannaeyjabæjar' is the genitive singular form of 'Vestmannaeyjabær', used after the preposition 'til' to indicate destination.
Það er fallegt veður í Vestmannaeyjabæ í dag.
The weather is beautiful in Vestmannaeyjabær today.
Here, 'Vestmannaeyjabæ' is in the dative case, used as the location where the weather is described.
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