þorskur

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse þorskr (“cod”) from Proto-Germanic *þurskaz. Cognates include Danish torsk, English torsk, Faroese toskur, German Dorsch, Irish trosc, Middle Dutch dorsch, Middle Low German dorsch, Norwegian torsk, Scottish Gaelic trosg and Swedish: torsk.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈθɔr̥skʏr/
Rhymes: -ɔr̥skʏr

Noun

þorskur m (genitive singular þorsks, nominative plural þorskar)

cod
a fool ^syn.

Declension

declension of þorskur

	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
m-s1	singular		plural
nominative	þorskur	þorskurinn	þorskar	þorskarnir
accusative	þorsk	þorskinn	þorska	þorskana
dative	þorski	þorskinum	þorskum	þorskunum
genitive	þorsks	þorsksins	þorska	þorskanna

Synonyms

(fool):^def. auli

Derived terms

þorskalýsi (cod-liver oil)
þorskaætt (cod family)
þorskfiskar (Gadiformes)
þorskígildi (cod equivalent)
pólarþorskur (arctic cod, Arctogadus glacialis)