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) 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 ===== ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Related terms ===== === Etymology 2 === ==== Adjective ==== þýska inflection of þýskur: indefinite accusative singular feminine indefinite accusative plural masculine definite accusative/dative/genitive singular masculine definite nominative singular feminine definite nominative/accusative/dative/genitive singular neuter === References === === 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)