þýska

Icelandic

Alternative forms

• þýzka (older spelling)

Etymology 1

A contraction of Old Norse þýðverska f (“Germany; German custom; the German language”). Equivalent to þýskur (“German”) +‎ -a f

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈθiska/

  Rhymes: -iska

Noun

þýska f (genitive singular þýsku, no plural)

1. German (language)

   reiprennandi þýska ― fluent German

   læra/tala þýsku ― to learn/speak German

   þýða á þýsku ― to translate into German

   Talarðu þýsku? ― Do you speak German?

   Bókin kemur brátt út á þýsku og hollensku. ― The book will soon be published in German and Dutch.

   Þau tali enga þýsku og hafi engin tengsl við þýska menningu. ― They don't speak any German and have no connection to German culture.

Declension

Declension of þýska (sg-only feminine)

	singular
	indefinite	definite
nominative	þýska	þýskan
accusative	þýsku	þýskuna
dative	þýsku	þýskunni
genitive	þýsku	þýskunnar

Derived terms

• lágþýska (“Low German”)
• þýskumælandi (“German-speaking”)
• þýskukennari m (“German teacher”)
• þýskupróf n (“German exam”)
• þýskunám n (“German studies”)
• þýskutími m (“German lesson”)
• þýskukunnátta f (“German skills”)

Related terms

• þýskur (“German”, adjective)
• Þýskaland n (“Germany”)
• Þjóðverji m (“a German”)
• þjóð f (“a people”)
• þýða (“to translate”), þýður (“gentle”) (maybe)

Etymology 2

Adjective

þýska

1. inflection of þýskur:
   1. indefinite accusative singular feminine
   2. indefinite accusative plural masculine
   3. definite accusative/dative/genitive singular masculine
   4. definite nominative singular feminine
   5. definite nominative/accusative/dative/genitive singular neuter

Further reading

• Kristín Bjarnadóttir, editor (2002–2026), “þýska”, in Beygingarlýsing íslensks nútímamáls [The Database of Modern Icelandic Inflection] (in Icelandic), Reykjavík: The Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies
• “þýska” in the Dictionary of Modern Icelandic (in Icelandic) and ISLEX (in the Nordic languages)