drykkur
Icelandic
Etymology
From Old Norse drykkr (“a drink”), from Proto-Germanic *drunkiz, whence also Old English drync and Old High German trunch. Cognate with Danish drink and Swedish dryck.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈtrɪhkʏr/
- Rhymes: -ɪhkʏr
Noun
drykkur m (genitive singular drykkjar, nominative plural drykkir)
- drink, beverage (a served beverage)
- alcoholic drink (a served alcoholic beverage)
Declension
declension of drykkur
| m-s2 | singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | drykkur | drykkurinn | drykkir | drykkirnir |
| accusative | drykk | drykkinn | drykki | drykkina |
| dative | drykk | drykknum | drykkjum | drykkjunum |
| genitive | drykkjar | drykkjarins | drykkja | drykkjanna |
Derived terms
- fordrykkur (“apéritif”)
- gosdrykkur (“soft drink, carbonated drink”)
- orkudrykkur (“energy drink”)
- svaladrykkur (“cooler, mixed drink”)
Related terms
- drekka (“to drink”)
- drekkja (“to drown”)
- drykkja (“drinking; to give a drink to”)