þurrka

== Icelandic == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈθʏr̥ka/ Rhymes: -ʏr̥ka === Etymology 1 === Verbal formation related to þurr (“dry”). ==== Verb ==== þurrka (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative þurrkaði, supine þurrkað) to dry (make something dry or drier) [with accusative] to wipe something (so as to remove moisture or unwanted material from the surface of it) [with accusative] to wipe something (such as moisture, dirt, snot, etc.) (from the surface of something) [with accusative] (with or without qualification as to body part) to dry someone’s body, dry someone off [with dative] (with qualification as to body part) to wipe some part of someone's body (e.g. wipe someone’s nose) [with dative] ===== Conjugation ===== ===== Derived terms ===== þurrka (noun) þurrkari þurrkun === Etymology 2 === Nominalization of Etymology 1, as one wipes things to dry them of moisture. ==== Noun ==== þurrka f (genitive singular þurrku, nominative plural þurrkur) wipe (piece of cloth used for wiping) “wiper”, referring to a windshield wiper “dryer”, referring to a hair dryer ===== Declension ===== ===== Derived terms ===== bréfþurrka munnþurrka pappírsþurrka === Further reading === Ásgeir Blöndal Magnússon (1989), “þyrrkur”, in Íslensk orðsifjabók, Reykjavík: Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies, →ISBN (Available at Málið.is under the “Eldri orðabækur” tab.)