ratsjá
Icelandic
Etymology
Phono-semantic matching of English radar, analyzable as rata (“to find one’s way”) + sjá (“to see”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈraːt.sjauː/
Noun
ratsjá f (genitive singular ratsjár, nominative plural ratsjár)
- radar device
Declension
declension of ratsjá
f-s1 | singular | plural | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
nominative | ratsjá | ratsjáin | ratsjár | ratsjárnar |
accusative | ratsjá | ratsjána | ratsjár | ratsjárnar |
dative | ratsjá | ratsjánni | ratsjám | ratsjánum |
genitive | ratsjár | ratsjárinnar | ratsjáa | ratsjánna |
Synonyms
- (radar device): radar
References
- Sapir, Yair; Zuckermann, Ghil'ad (2008), “Icelandic: Phonosemantic matching”, in Judith Rosenhouse & Rotem Kowner, editors, Globally speaking: Motives for adopting English vocabulary in other languages, Clevedon-Buffalo-Toronto: Multilingual Matters, pages 19–43