klukkan

Etymology
From klukka (meaning "clock") with a definite article. Literally meaning "the clock".

Phrase

 * 1) at o'clock, o'clock
 * Ég kem klukkan þrjú.
 * I'll be there at three o'clock.
 * Klukkan er fimm.
 * It's five o'clock.
 * 1) the time
 * Hvað er klukkan?
 * What's the time?
 * Klukkan er kortér yfir þrjú.
 * The time is quarter past three.

Usage notes

 * Always follow by the time in neuter:
 * klukkan eitt — one o'clock
 * klukkan tvö — two o'clock
 * klukkan þrjú — three o'clock
 * klukkan fjögur — four o'clock
 * klukkan fimm — five o'clock
 * klukkan sex — six o'clock
 * klukkan sjö — seven o'clock
 * klukkan átta — eight o'clock
 * klukkan níu — nine o'clock
 * klukkan tíu — ten o'clock
 * klukkan ellefu — eleven o'clock
 * klukkan tólf — twelve o'clock