{"id":3165,"date":"2013-07-01T16:25:06","date_gmt":"2013-07-01T16:25:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/islenzka.net\/?p=3165"},"modified":"2013-07-01T23:19:23","modified_gmt":"2013-07-01T23:19:23","slug":"not-much-sun-in-june","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/islenzka.net\/not-much-sun-in-june\/","title":{"rendered":"Not Much Sun In June"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"partly_sunny\"<\/p>\n

I think this is the third weather-related post along the lines of “coldest this” or “warmest that”…they seem to come out at the start of a new month when comparisons are made of the previous month. Weather really is a topic of conversation in Iceland, in this case not enough sun in June \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n

Minnsta s\u00f3lin \u00ed j\u00fan\u00ed s\u00ed\u00f0an \u00e1ri\u00f0 1995<\/strong><\/a>
\nLeast sun in June since 1995<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u00dea\u00f0 var \u00f3venju l\u00edtil s\u00f3l var \u00ed Reykjav\u00edk \u00ed j\u00fan\u00ed m\u00e1nu\u00f0i, eins og borgarb\u00faar ur\u00f0u varir vi\u00f0. S\u00f3lskinsstundirnar m\u00e6ldust a\u00f0eins 121,7 og er \u00fea\u00f0 90 stundum undir me\u00f0altali j\u00fan\u00edm\u00e1na\u00f0a s\u00ed\u00f0ustu t\u00edu \u00e1ra. Svo s\u00f3larl\u00edti\u00f0 hefur ekki veri\u00f0 \u00ed Reykjav\u00edk s\u00ed\u00f0an \u00e1ri\u00f0 1995.<\/strong><\/p>\n

There was uncommonly little sun in Reykjavik this June, as residents have attested. Hours of sunshine were measured at only 121.7, 90 hours below average for June for the past 10 years. Reykjavik hasn’t had so little sunshine since 1995.<\/em><\/p>\n

Tracing the meaning of a single word usually teaches you a few more. If we take \u00f3venjulegur<\/strong>, the first thing that pops out is the prefix \u00f3-<\/strong>. It is used much like the prefix un-<\/strong> in English, and implies the opposite meaning of whatever it is attached to. Here it is venjulegur<\/strong>, which means usual, ordinary, commonplace<\/em>. That in turn can be traced back to the word venja<\/strong>, which is a habit, custom or common practice<\/em>. There is even a verb a\u00f0 venja<\/strong> for to become accustomed to<\/em>. So even if you are just starting out in Icelandic, you can make a lesson out of one word from a short article.<\/p>\n\n\n
\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
venja – custom, habit<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/th>\nsingular<\/th>\nplural<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
nom<\/th>\nvenja<\/td>\nvenjur<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
acc<\/th>\nvenju<\/td>\nvenjur<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
dat<\/th>\nvenju<\/td>\nvenjum<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
gen<\/th>\nvenju<\/td>\nvenja<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n  <\/td>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
a\u00f0 venja – become accustomed<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/th>\npresent<\/th>\npast<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
\u00e9g<\/th>\nven<\/td>\nvandi<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u00fe\u00fa<\/th>\nvenur<\/td>\nvandir<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u00fea\u00f0<\/th>\nvenur<\/td>\nvandi<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
vi\u00f0<\/th>\nvenjum<\/td>\nv\u00f6ndum<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u00fei\u00f0<\/th>\nvenji\u00f0<\/td>\nv\u00f6ndu\u00f0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u00feau<\/th>\nvenja<\/td>\nv\u00f6ndu<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n

Me\u00f0alhiti j\u00fan\u00edm\u00e1na\u00f0ar var 9,9 stig \u00ed Reykjav\u00edk, og er \u00fea\u00f0 0,6 stigum undir me\u00f0allagi s\u00ed\u00f0ustu t\u00edu j\u00fan\u00edm\u00e1na\u00f0a. J\u00fan\u00ed \u00e1ri\u00f0 2011 var \u00fe\u00f3 kaldari en n\u00fa. \u00d3venjuhl\u00fdtt var \u00fe\u00f3 \u00e1 Akureyri, me\u00f0alhitinn \u00fear m\u00e6ldist 11,4 stig og hefur ekki veri\u00f0 svona h\u00e1r \u00ed 60 \u00e1r.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Average temperature in June was 9.9 degrees in Reykjavik, 0.6 degrees below average for the past 10 months of June. June of 2011 was even colder than this year. It was uncommonly warm in Akureyri however, the average temperature there measured 11.4 degrees, not having been so high in 60 years.<\/em><\/p>\n

There were two different words for average<\/em> in this article, me\u00f0al\u00b7tal<\/strong> and me\u00f0al\u00b7lag<\/strong>, and I can’t tell if they are completely interchangeable or have particular use cases. They are both neuter compounds, with a similar u-shift:<\/p>\n\n\n
\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
me\u00f0al\u00b7tal (n) – average, mean<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/th>\nsingular<\/th>\nplural<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
nom<\/th>\nme\u00f0altal<\/td>\nme\u00f0alt\u00f6l<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
acc<\/th>\nme\u00f0altal<\/td>\nme\u00f0alt\u00f6l<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
dat<\/th>\nme\u00f0altali<\/td>\nme\u00f0alt\u00f6lum<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
gen<\/th>\nme\u00f0altals<\/td>\nme\u00f0altala<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n  <\/td>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
me\u00f0al\u00b7lag (n) – average, mean<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/th>\nsingular<\/th>\nplural<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
nom<\/th>\nme\u00f0allag<\/td>\nme\u00f0all\u00f6g<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
acc<\/th>\nme\u00f0allag<\/td>\nme\u00f0all\u00f6g<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
dat<\/th>\nme\u00f0allagi<\/td>\nme\u00f0all\u00f6gum<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
gen<\/th>\nme\u00f0allags<\/td>\nme\u00f0allaga<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n

Hl\u00fdtt hefur veri\u00f0 fyrstu sex m\u00e1nu\u00f0i \u00e1rsins, me\u00f0alhiti \u00ed Reykjav\u00edk \u00feessa m\u00e1nu\u00f0i er 4,2 stig og er \u00fea\u00f0 0,1 stigi undir me\u00f0allagi s\u00ed\u00f0ustu t\u00edu \u00e1ra.<\/strong> <\/p>\n

The first six months of the year have been warm, the average in Reykjavik this month is 4.2 degrees, just 0.1 degree below average for the past 10 years.<\/em><\/p>\n

\r\n\u00f3\u00b7venjulegur adj        unusual\r\nborgar\u00b7b\u00fai (m)          citizen\r\na\u00f0 vara v (acc)         to warn\r\na\u00f0 m\u00e6la v (acc)         to measure\r\nme\u00f0al\u00b7tal (n)           average, mean\r\nme\u00f0al\u00b7lag (n)           average, mean\r\nhl\u00fdr adj                warm\r\nhiti (m)                heat, warmth\r\n<\/pre>\n\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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