þjónusta

== Icelandic == === Etymology === From Old Norse þjónusta, þjónasta, from Proto-Germanic *þewanōstaz. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈθjouːnʏsta/ === Noun === þjónusta f (genitive singular þjónustu, nominative plural þjónustur) (uncountable) a service Synonym: afgreiðsla (countable, dated) a maid (female servant) Synonym: þjónustustúlka ==== Declension ==== == Old Norse == === Alternative forms === þénasta — borrowed from a West Germanic language þjónasta, þjónosta === Etymology === From Proto-Germanic *þewanōstaz, made from *þewanōną, whence Old Norse þjóna. === Noun === þjónusta f service divine service the eucharist ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== Also descendants of þénasta. === Further reading === Zoëga, Geir T. (1910), “þjónusta”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 513; also available at the Internet Archive