þýska

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Icelandic

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Old Norse þýzkr, from Proto-Germanic *þiudiskaz, from *þeudō (“folk”), from Proto-Indo-European *tewtéh₂ (“people”).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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þýska f (genitive singular þýsku, no plural)

  1. German (language)
    Þú hefur nú þegar búið í Þýskalandi í sjö ár, hvaða ástæðu gætirðu enn haft til að læra ekki þýsku!?
    You've been living in Germany for seven years now, what reason could you still have not to learn German!?
    Synonyms: nútímaleg þýska, háþýska, nútímaleg háþýska
  2. German (language class); a class which teaches the Standard German language, usually in a high school or collegiate setting.
    Við getum ekki verið fjarverandi í þýsku í fimmta sinn í þessari viku!
    We can't be late to German for a fifth time this week!
    Synonym: háþýska (far less common)

Declension

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    Declension of þýska
f-w1 singular
indefinite definite
nominative þýska þýskan
accusative þýsku þýskuna
dative þýsku þýskunni
genitive þýsku þýskunnar

Derived terms

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Further reading

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  • Þýska in Íslensk nútímamálsorðabók
  • Þýska in Beygingarlýsing íslensks nútímamáls
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