tímaspursmál

Icelandic

Etymology

From tíma (“of time”) the genitive form of tími (“time”) and spursmál (“a problem, a question, an issue”); literally meaning "a question of time".

Noun

tímaspursmál n (genitive singular tímaspursmáls, nominative plural tímaspursmál)

  1. a question of time
    Það er bara tímaspursmál.
    It's only a question of time.
    Það er bara tímaspursmál hvenær stíflan brestur.
    It's only a question of time when the dam is going to burst.

Synonyms
  • (question of time): spurning um tíma, tímaspurning
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