one (EN)
tölustafur, fornafn, Nafnorð, lýsingarorð, ákveði

tölustafur “one”

one, 1
  1. einn
    She has one cat that follows her everywhere.

fornafn “one”

singular one, plural ones
  1. einn (sem áttarvísun)
    Out of all the puppies, the littlest one stole my heart.
  2. einhver
    One should always try to be kind, for one never knows what someone else is going through.

Nafnorð “one”

sg. one, 1, pl. ones, 1s
  1. einn (táknið)
    After learning to write, the first digit she mastered was the number one.
  2. ein dollari (seðill)
    Can you break this twenty? I need a few ones for the vending machine.
  3. klukkan einn
    The meeting is scheduled to start promptly at one in the afternoon.
  4. brandari
    John always has a good one to tell at parties, leaving everyone in stitches.
  5. einstaklingur (þekktur fyrir ákveðna eiginleika)
    She's quite the one for baking; her cookies are always a hit at the bake sale.
  6. fullkomna manneskjan eða hluturinn
    I know it. She is the one for me.

lýsingarorð “one”

one, non-gradable
  1. ákveðinn (tími)
    One morning, she woke up to find the garden covered in a blanket of snow.
  2. einhver (ótilgreindur hlutur)
    In a city, one shop is just like the other.
  3. eini (án annarra)
    In the vast expanse of the desert, he was the one source of knowledge for miles around.
  4. heill eða óskiptur
    The team worked as one to achieve their goal.
  5. samstíga (í samhljómi)
    After the meeting, the committee was one in their decision to proceed with the project.
  6. samur (eins eðlis)
    Though they may appear diverse, all these theories are one in their basic principles.

ákveði “one”

one
  1. notað til að leggja áherslu
    That was one incredible performance you gave on stage!