drykkur

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse drykkr (“a drink”), from Proto-Germanic *drunkiz, whence also Old English drync and Old High German trunch. Cognate with Danish drink and Swedish dryck.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtrɪhkʏr/
• Rhymes: -ɪhkʏr

Noun

drykkur m (genitive singular drykkjar, nominative plural drykkir)

1. drink, beverage (a served beverage)
2. alcoholic drink (a served alcoholic beverage)

Derived terms

• fordrykkur (“apéritif”)
• gosdrykkur (“soft drink, carbonated drink”)
• orkudrykkur (“energy drink”)
• svaladrykkur (“cooler, mixed drink”)
• töfradrykkur (“potion”)

Related terms

• drekka (“to drink”)
• drekkja (“to drown”)
• drykkja (“drinking; to give a drink to”)