þjóð

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse þjóð (people, nation), from Proto-Germanic *þeudō (people).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /θjouːð/
    Rhymes: -ouːð

Noun

þjóð f (genitive singular þjóðar, nominative plural þjóðir)

  1. a people, a nation

Declension

Derived terms

  • alþjóð
  • Þjóðabandalagið (League of Nations)
  • þjóðarbrot (ethnic group)
  • þjóðartákngervingur (national symbol)
  • þjóðartekjur
  • þjóðbanki (national bank)
  • þjóðbúningur (folk costume)
  • þjóðerni (nationality)
  • þjóðhátið
  • þjóðhöfðingi (head of state)
  • þjóðrækinn (patriotic)
  • þjóðsöngur (national anthem)
  • þjóðtrú (folk religion)
  • þjóðvarðarlið

Old Norse

Alternative forms

  • þióð, þioð manuscript spelling
  • þeóð First Grammarian

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *þeudō, from Proto-Indo-European *tewtéh₂ (tribe), not to be confused with þjóð- (very (good)), from *þiudijaz. More at Middle English thede.

Noun

þjóð f

  1. a people

Declension

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Derived terms

  • Svíþjóð f (Sweden, the Swedish people)
  • þjóðhlið n (public (man) gate)
  • þjóðstefna f (a meeting of the whole people, public meeting)
  • þjóðsýniliga (in the sight of all people, openly)
  • þjóðsýniligr (open, clear, vehement)

Descendants

  • Icelandic: þjóð
  • Faroese: tjóð
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: tjod
  • Old Swedish: þiōþ
  • Old Gutnish: þiauþ

References

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