þýða

See also: þyþa

Icelandic

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈθiːða/
    Rhymes: -iːða

Etymology 1

From Old Norse þýða, from Proto-Germanic *þiudijaną.

Verb

þýða (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative þýddi, supine þýtt)

  1. (transitive, takes the accusative) to translate a language
    Gætirðu þýtt þetta fyrir mig?
    Could you translate this for me?
  2. to mean, to signify
    Hvað þýðir þetta?
    What does this mean?
Conjugation
Synonyms

See also

Etymology 2

From Old Norse þýða (kindness; affection).

Noun

þýða f (genitive singular þýðu, no plural)

  1. gentleness, kindness
Declension

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *þiudijaną.

Verb

þýða

  1. to win over, attach
  2. to explain, interpret
  3. to signify
  4. (reflexive, with accusative) to attach oneself to

Conjugation

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Icelandic: þýða
  • Faroese: týða
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: tyda, ty
  • Elfdalian: tyða
  • Old Swedish: þȳþa
  • Old Danish: thȳthæ
  • Gutnish: tyde
  • Scanian: týða

Noun

þýða f

  1. attachment, love

Declension

Adjective

þýða

  1. inflection of þýðr:
    1. positive degree strong feminine accusative singular
    2. positive degree strong masculine accusative plural
    3. positive degree weak masculine oblique singular
    4. positive degree weak feminine nominative singular
    5. positive degree weak neuter singular

References

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