þýskur

Icelandic

Alternative forms

  • þýzkur (older spelling)

Etymology

From Old Norse þýðverskr, þýzkr, from Proto-Germanic *þiudiskaz (“of or relating to a people”), from Proto-Germanic *þeudō (“people, nation”), from Proto-Indo-European *tewtéh₂ (“people”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈθiskʏr/
    Rhymes: -iskʏr

Adjective

þýskur (comparative þýskari, superlative þýskastur)

  1. German (of Germany or the German language)

Inflection

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