þula

See also: thula

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse þula (“enumeration, poetic list”), from Proto-Germanic *þulǭ. Related to þylja (“to repeat something learnt by rote, to reel off, to rattle off”), þulur (“announcer, speech synthesizer”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈθʏːla]
• Rhymes: -ʏːla

Noun

þula f (genitive singular þulu, nominative plural þulur)

1. enumeration (string of words)

   Synonyms: runa, romsa

2. jingle, nursery rhyme

Declension

declension of þula

f-w1	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	þula	þulan	þulur	þulurnar
accusative	þulu	þuluna	þulur	þulurnar
dative	þulu	þulunni	þulum	þulunum
genitive	þulu	þulunnar	þula/þulna	þulanna/þulnanna

Derived terms

• frumþula (“source code”)
• milliþula
• kóðaþula, kótaþula (“code”)