þjarki

Icelandic

Etymology

Derived from the word þjarkur (hard worker).

Noun

þjarki m (genitive singular þjarka, nominative plural þjarkar)

1. (rare) a robot

   Synonyms: róbot, róbóti, vélmenni

   1. (common) surgical robot

Usage notes

• Rarely used for the general term robot, but is the commonly used term when referring to surgical robots

Declension

Declension of þjarki (masculine)

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	þjarki	þjarkinn	þjarkar	þjarkarnir
accusative	þjarka	þjarkann	þjarka	þjarkana
dative	þjarka	þjarkanum	þjörkum	þjörkunum
genitive	þjarka	þjarkans	þjarka	þjarkanna

Derived terms

• þjarkafræði

References

• Kristín Bjarnadóttir, editor (2002–2025), “þjarki”, in Beygingarlýsing íslensks nútímamáls [The Database of Modern Icelandic Inflection] (in Icelandic), Reykjavík: The Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies