No. 436 in Icelandic
vikunnar
"Vikunnar" means "of the week" in English.
In a sentence
Við ræddum viðfangsefni vikunnar.
We discussed the topic of the week.
The word 'vikunnar' serves as a genitive singular possession form, indicating that the topic belongs to the week.
Blaðið birti grein um vinsælustu hljómsveit vikunnar.
The newspaper published an article about the most popular band of the week.
Here, 'vikunnar' describes the period during which the band is considered popular, linking to the week.
Kvöldmaturinn var valinn réttur vikunnar.
The dinner was chosen as the dish of the week.
In this context, 'vikunnar' denotes that the dish is special or significant for the week.
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