þjónusta

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Icelandic[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Old Norse þjónusta, þjónasta, from Proto-Germanic *þewanōstaz.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

þjónusta f (genitive singular þjónustu, nominative plural þjónustur)

  1. (uncountable) a service
  2. (countable, dated) a maid (female servant)

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Old Norse[edit]

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Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Germanic *þewanōstaz, made from *þewanōną, whence Old Norse þjóna.

Noun[edit]

þjónusta f

  1. service
  2. divine service
  3. the eucharist

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Descendants[edit]

Also descendants of þénasta.

  • Icelandic: þjónusta
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: tenest, teneste
  • Old Swedish: þiænist
  • Danish: tjeneste c

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