tímabils

Tímabils is the genitive singular form of the Icelandic noun tímabil, a word that means a period or time span. The base term tímabil is used in a wide range of contexts to refer to a distinct stretch of time, such as historical eras, phases in a process, or segments within a timeline. The form tímabils appears in sentences where a period is described as possessing something or being connected to another element.

In Icelandic grammar, the genitive case marks possession, association, or a related relationship between nouns. Tímabils thus functions as the grammatical vehicle for phrases that translate to “the period’s …” or “of the period” in English. Because Icelandic relies on case endings to indicate these relations, the appearance of tímabils is a normal part of noun phrases that describe attributes, quantities, or events tied to a specific period.

Etymologically, tímabil is a compound built from tími (time) and bil (part or portion). The genitive form tímabils reflects a typical way in which Icelandic nouns derived from compound constructions assume a genitive ending when connected to another element in a sentence. While the exact inflection can vary across dialects and grammatical contexts, tímabils is routinely recognized as the possessive/genitive form of tímabil in standard Icelandic usage.

See also: Icelandic grammar, genitive case, tímabil (period).