hreinsun
Icelandic
Etymology
From hreinsa (“to clean”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈr̥einsʏn/
Noun
hreinsun f (genitive singular hreinsunar, nominative plural hreinsanir)
- cleansing
- cleaning, dry cleaning
- Ég fór með fötin í hreinsun.
- I took my clothes to dry cleaning.
- (liquid, air) purification
- (politics) a purge
Synonyms
- (drycleaning): þurrhreinsun
Derived terms
- hreinsunareldur
- þjóðernishreinsun
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