þýzkr

Old Norse

Alternative forms
  • þýskr, þýðskr, þýðiskr

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *þiudiskaz, whence also Modern German deutsch. Equivalent to þjóð (“people, nation”) +‎ -iskr (“-ish, -ic”). The sense of “German” beyond doubt borrowed from continental Proto-West Germanic [Term?].

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /θyːtskr̥/

Adjective

þýzkr

  1. German
    Synonym: þýðverskr

Usage notes
  • In medieval Icelandic, þýðverskr is significantly more common.

Declension
    Strong declension of þýzkr
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative þýzkr þýzk þýzkt
accusative þýzkan þýzka þýzkt
dative þýzkum þýzkri þýzku
genitive þýzks þýzkrar þýzks
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative þýzkir þýzkar þýzk
accusative þýzka þýzkar þýzk
dative þýzkum þýzkum þýzkum
genitive þýzkra þýzkra þýzkra
    Weak declension of þýzkr
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative þýzki þýzka þýzka
accusative þýzka þýzku þýzka
dative þýzka þýzku þýzka
genitive þýzka þýzku þýzka
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative þýzku þýzku þýzku
accusative þýzku þýzku þýzku
dative þýzkum þýzkum þýzkum
genitive þýzku þýzku þýzku

Descendants
  • Icelandic: þýskur
  • Faroese: týskur
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: tysk, tydsk
  • Old Swedish: þȳþisker, þȳzker
  • Old Danish: thȳthæsk, thȳzk
    • Danish: tysk
      • Norwegian Bokmål: tysk
    • Scanian: týzker
  • Gutnish: töiskar
  • → Northern Sami: Duiska (from a Germanic, probably North Germanic, language)
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