þorskur

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse þorskr (“cod”) from Proto-Germanic *þurskaz. Cognates include Danish torsk, English torsk, Faroese toskur, German Dorsch, Irish trosc, Middle Dutch dorsch, Middle Low German dorsch, Norwegian torsk, Scottish Gaelic trosg and Swedish: torsk.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈθɔr̥skʏr/

  Rhymes: -ɔr̥skʏr

Noun

þorskur m (genitive singular þorsks, nominative plural þorskar)

1. cod
2. a fool

   Synonym: auli

Declension

Declension of þorskur (masculine)

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	þorskur	þorskurinn	þorskar	þorskarnir
accusative	þorsk	þorskinn	þorska	þorskana
dative	þorski	þorskinum, þorsknum	þorskum	þorskunum
genitive	þorsks	þorsksins	þorska	þorskanna

Derived terms

• þorskalýsi (“cod-liver oil”)
• þorskaætt (“cod family”)
• þorskfiskar (Gadiformes)
• þorskígildi (“cod equivalent”)
• pólarþorskur (arctic cod, Arctogadus glacialis)