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þjóð

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Icelandic

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Etymology

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From Old Norse þjóð (people, nation), from Proto-Germanic *þeudō (people).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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þjóð f (genitive singular þjóðar, nominative plural þjóðir)

  1. a people, a nation

Declension

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Derived terms

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Old Norse

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Proto-Germanic *þeudō, from Proto-Indo-European *tewtéh₂ (tribe), not to be confused with þjóð- (very (good)), from *þiudijaz. More at Middle English thede.

Noun

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þjóð f

  1. a people

Declension

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Declension of þjóð (strong ō-stem, ar and ir-plurals)
feminine singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative þjóð þjóðin þjóðar, þjóðir þjóðarnar, þjóðirnar
accusative þjóð þjóðina þjóðar, þjóðir þjóðarnar, þjóðirnar
dative þjóð, þjóðu þjóðinni þjóðum þjóðunum
genitive þjóðar þjóðarinnar þjóða þjóðanna

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Icelandic: þjóð
  • Faroese: tjóð
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: tjod
  • Old Swedish: þiōþ
  • Old Danish: thjuth
    • Danish: Thy (place name)
  • Old Gutnish: þiauþ

Further reading

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