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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)
    Synonyms: nútímaleg þýska, háþýska, nútímaleg háþýska
    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!?
  2. German (language class); a class which teaches the Standard German language, usually in a high school or collegiate setting.
    Synonym: háþýska (far less common)
    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!

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Derived terms

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Further reading

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  • Þýska in Íslensk nútímamálsorðabók
  • Þýska in Beygingarlýsing íslensks nútímamáls