þak

See also: yak, thak, and Yak

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse þak, from Proto-Germanic *þaką, cognate with English thatch. Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *teg-.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /θaːk/
    Rhymes: -aːk

Noun

þak n (genitive singular þaks, nominative plural þök)

  1. a roof

Declension
declension of þak
n-s singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative þak þakið þök þökin
accusative þak þakið þök þökin
dative þaki þakinu þökum þökunum
genitive þaks þaksins þaka þakanna

Derived terms
  • asfaltþakþéttiefni (“mastic asphalt roofing”)
  • rennandi þaklúga (“sliding roof panel”)
  • renniþak (“sliding roof”)
  • sóllúga (“sunroof”)
  • sperrubiti (“roof truss”)
  • tígulsteinn á þök (“roof tile”)
  • undirlagsklæðning á þök (“roof underlay”)
  • vatnsþétt þak (“roof waterproofing”)
  • vatnsþéttandi þakdúkur (“roof waterproofing membrane”)
  • vinna við lagningu þakskífna (“roof-slating work”)
  • vinna við lagningu þaktígulsteins (“roof-tiling work”)
  • vinna við þakburðarvirki (“roof-framing work”)
  • vinna við þakklæðingu með sementi (“cement roof-coating work”)
  • vinna við þök (“roofing activities”)
  • þak úr sveigjanlegu efni (“non-rigid roof”)
  • þakburðarvirki (“roof structure, roof frame”)
  • þakefni úr málmplötum (“roofing products from metal sheet”)
  • þakefni (“roofing material”)
  • þakeinangrun (“roof insulation”)
  • þakeining (“roof element”)
  • þakflís (“roofing tile”)
  • þakklæðing (“roof coating”)
  • þakklæðning (“roof covering”)
  • þakklæðning (“sheet for roof”)
  • þakljós (“rooflight”)
  • þaklúga (“roof panel”)
  • þaklögn (“roofings”)
  • þakplötur úr trefjasteypu (“fibre-cement slates for roofing”)
  • þaksamstæða (“roof assembly”)
  • þakstífa (“roof stick”)
  • þakstoð (“roof pillar”)
  • þakstoð (“roof support”)
  • þekja (“to cover; to roof, thatch”)

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *þaką, from Proto-Indo-European *teg-. Compare Old English þæc, Old Saxon thak, Old High German dah.

Noun

þak n (genitive þaks, plural þǫk)

  1. thatch, roof

Declension
  Declension of þak (strong a-stem)
neuter singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative þak þakit þǫk þǫkin
accusative þak þakit þǫk þǫkin
dative þaki þakinu þǫkum þǫkunum
genitive þaks þaksins þaka þakanna
  • þekja (“to cover, thatch”)

Descendants
  • Icelandic: þak
  • Faroese: tak
  • Norwegian: tak
  • Old Swedish: þak
  • Danish: tag
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