Reykjavík

== English == === Alternative forms === Reykjavik === Etymology === Unadapted borrowing from Icelandic Reykjavík (literally “bay of smokes”). Literally translated as Reekwich. === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /ˈɹɛk.jə.vɪk/, /ˈɹeɪk.jə.vɪk/ === Proper noun === Reykjavík The capital city of Iceland. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== == Czech == === Etymology === Borrowed from Icelandic Reykjavík (“bay of smokes”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈrɛjkjaviːk] === Proper noun === Reykjavík m inan (relational adjective reykjavický) Reykjavík (the capital city of Iceland) ==== Declension ==== === Further reading === “Reykjavík”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech), 2008–2026 == Estonian == === Etymology === From the Icelandic Reykjavík (“bay of smokes”). === Proper noun === Reykjavík Reykjavík (the capital city of Iceland) == Faroese == === Proper noun === Reykjavík f Reykjavík (the capital and largest city of Iceland) == Finnish == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈrei̯kjɑʋik/, [ˈre̞i̯kjɑ̝ʋik] Rhymes: -eikjɑʋik === Proper noun === Reykjavík alternative spelling of Reykjavik: the capital city of Iceland ==== Declension ==== == French == === Alternative forms === Reykjavik === Etymology === Borrowed from Icelandic Reykjavík (“bay of smokes”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ʁɛ.kja.vik/ ~ /ʁe.kja.vik/ === Proper noun === Reykjavík m Reykjavík (the capital city of Iceland) == Hungarian == === Etymology === Borrowed from Icelandic Reykjavík (literally “bay of smokes”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈrɛjkjɒviːk] Hyphenation: Reyk‧ja‧vík Rhymes: -iːk === Proper noun === Reykjavík Reykjavík (the capital city of Iceland) ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== == Icelandic == === Etymology === Literally, “bay of smokes”, from Old Norse Reykjavík, from reykja (genitive plural of reykr (“smoke”)) +‎ vík (“bay”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈreiːcaˌviːk] === Proper noun === Reykjavík f (proper noun, genitive singular Reykjavíkur) Reykjavík (a city in the Capital Region, Iceland; the capital city of Iceland) ==== Declension ==== == Old Norse == === Etymology === From reykir (plural of reykr (“smoke”)) +‎ vík (“bay”). === Proper noun === Reykjavík f (genitive Reykjavíkar) Reykjavík (bay between Seltjarnarnes and the mouth of the Elliðaár and the farm nearby where Ingólfr Arnarson lived) ==== Descendants ==== Icelandic: Reykjavík → Norwegian Nynorsk: Røykjavik (learned) == Polish == === Alternative forms === Rejkiawik, Reykjavik === Etymology === Unadapted borrowing from Icelandic Reykjavík. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /rɛjˈkja.vik/ Rhymes: -avik Syllabification: Rey‧kja‧vík === Proper noun === Reykjavík m inan (related adjective reykjavícki) Reykjavík (the capital and largest city of Iceland) ==== Declension ==== === Further reading === “Reykjavík”, in Polish dictionaries at PWN‎[1] (in Polish) Reykjavík in PWN's encyclopedia == Portuguese == === Proper noun === Reykjavík ? alternative spelling of Reiquiavique == Slovak == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /rejkjaviːk/, [ˈreɪ̯kɪ̯aʋiːk], [ˈreɪ̯kjaʋiːk] Rhymes: -aviːk Hyphenation: Rey‧kja‧vík === Proper noun === Reykjavík m inan (genitive singular Reykjavíku, declension pattern of dub) Reykjavík (the capital of Iceland) === References === “Reykjavík”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2003–2026