ferli
See also: fərli
Icelandic
Etymology
Derived from ferill m (“course, trajectory”) + -i n.[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈfɛrtlɪ/
Noun
ferli n (genitive singular ferlis, nominative plural ferli)
- (neologism) process
- opið/gegnsætt ferli ― an open/transparent process
- einfalda/tefja ferlið ― to simplify/delay the process
- hraða ferlinu ― to speed up the process
- Framkvæmdastjórinn segir framkvæmdirnar hafa fylgt öllu lögbundnu ferli. ― The CEO says the implementation works have followed the entire statutory process.
- Við höfum farið í gegnum hæðir og lægðir í þessu ferli. ― We have been through ups and downs in this process.
Declension
| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | ferli | ferlið | ferli | ferlin |
| accusative | ferli | ferlið | ferli | ferlin |
| dative | ferli | ferlinu | ferlum | ferlunum |
| genitive | ferlis | ferlisins | ferla | ferlanna |
Derived terms
processes, compounds with ferli as head
- aðildarferli (“accession process”)
- aðlögunarferli (“integration process”)
- atferli (“conduct”)
- bataferli (“recovery process”)
- framleiðsluferli (“manufacturing process”)
- friðarferli (“piece process”)
- greiningarferli (“diagnostic process”)
- hönnunarferli (“design process”)
- innkaupaferli (“procurement process”)
- kæruferli (“indictment process”)
- matsferli (“assessment process”)
- málaferli (“legal proceedings”)
- misferli (“misconduct”)
- ráðningarferli (“recruitment process”)
- sameiningarferli (“merger process”)
- samningaferli (“negociation process”)
- samráðsferli (“collaboration process”)
- samrunaferli (“merger process”)
- skapferli (“temperament”)
- skipulagsferli (“planning process”)
- skráningarferli (“registration process”)
- sköpunarferli (“creative process”)
- sorgarferli (“grieving process”)
- söluferli (“sales process”)
- umsagnarferli (“consultation process”)
- umsóknarferli (“application process”)
- undirbúningsferli (“preparatory process”)
- undirferli<t:intrigue
- útboðsferli (“tender process”)
- verkferli (“work process”)
- viðræðuferli (“negotiation process”)
- vinnsluferli (“manufacturing process”)
- vinnuferli (“work process”)
- þroskaferli (“development”)
- þróunarferli (“development process”)
compounds with ferli as modifier
- ferlimál n (“accessibility issue”)
- ferlinefnd f (“accessibility committee”)
- ferliverk n (“surgical procedure”)
- ferlivist f (“mobility”)
phrases
- flytja búferlum (“to move house”, literally “to move chattels”)
References
- ^ Ásgeir Blöndal Magnússon (1989), “ferill”, in Íslensk orðsifjabók, Reykjavík: Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies, →ISBN, page 171 (Available at Málið.is under the “Eldri orðabækur” tab.)
Further reading
- Kristín Bjarnadóttir, editor (2002–2026), “ferli”, in Beygingarlýsing íslensks nútímamáls [The Database of Modern Icelandic Inflection] (in Icelandic), Reykjavík: The Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies
- “ferli” in the Dictionary of Modern Icelandic (in Icelandic) and ISLEX (in the Nordic languages)
- “ferli”, in Íðorðabanki [Terminology Bank] (in Icelandic), Reykjavík: The Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies, 2002–2024
- “ferli”, in Ritmálssafn Orðabókar Háskólans [The Written Collection of the Lexicological Institute] (in Icelandic), Reykjavík: The Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies
Old Norse
Noun
ferli
- indefinite dative singular of ferill