þýska
Icelandic
Alternative forms
- þýzka (older spelling)
Etymology 1
A contraction of Old Norse þýðverska f (“Germany; German custom; the German language”).[1] Equivalent to þýskur (“German”) + -a f
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈθiska/
- Rhymes: -iska
Noun
þýska f (genitive singular þýsku, no plural)
- German (language)
- reiprennandi þýska ― fluent German
- læra/tala þýsku ― to learn/speak German
- þýða á þýsku ― to translate into German
- Talarðu þýsku? ― Do you speak German?
- Bókin kemur brátt út á þýsku og hollensku. ― The book will soon be published in German and Dutch.
- Þau tali enga þýsku og hafi engin tengsl við þýska menningu. ― They don't speak any German and have no connection to German culture.
Declension
| singular | ||
|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | þýska | þýskan |
| accusative | þýsku | þýskuna |
| dative | þýsku | þýskunni |
| genitive | þýsku | þýskunnar |
Derived terms
- lágþýska (“Low German”)
- þýskumælandi (“German-speaking”)
- þýskukennari m (“German teacher”)
- þýskupróf n (“German exam”)
- þýskunám n (“German studies”)
- þýskutími m (“German lesson”)
- þýskukunnátta f (“German skills”)
Related terms
Etymology 2
Adjective
þýska
- inflection of þýskur:
- indefinite accusative singular feminine
- indefinite accusative plural masculine
- definite accusative/dative/genitive singular masculine
- definite nominative singular feminine
- definite nominative/accusative/dative/genitive singular neuter
References
- ^ Ásgeir Blöndal Magnússon (1989), “þýskur”, in Íslensk orðsifjabók, Reykjavík: Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies, →ISBN, page 1210 (Available at Málið.is under the “Eldri orðabækur” tab.)
Further reading
- Kristín Bjarnadóttir, editor (2002–2026), “þýska”, in Beygingarlýsing íslensks nútímamáls [The Database of Modern Icelandic Inflection] (in Icelandic), Reykjavík: The Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies
- “þýska” in the Dictionary of Modern Icelandic (in Icelandic) and ISLEX (in the Nordic languages)