þarna

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse þarna. By surface analysis, þar (“there”, anaphoric adverb) +‎ -na (demonstrative suffix). Compare svo and svona.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈθartna/

  Rhymes: -artna

• IPA^(key): /ˈθatna/

  Rhymes: -atna

• IPA^(key): /ˈθarna/

  Rhymes: -arna

Adverb

þarna

1. (location, demonstrative) over there, there (the place being pointed at)

   Coordinate terms: hér, hérna

2. filler word, marking a pause in speech

   Synonyms: hérna, sko

Derived terms

• þarna megin (“on that side”)

Related terms

• þaðan
• þangað
• þar

 

Further reading

• “þarna” in the Dictionary of Modern Icelandic (in Icelandic) and ISLEX (in the Nordic languages)

Old Norse

Etymology

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Adverb

þarna

1. there, over there

Descendants

• Icelandic: þarna
• Norwegian:
  • Norwegian Bokmål: derre
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: derne (dial. den, derane)