þula

See also: thula

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse þula (“enumeration, poetic list”), from Proto-Germanic *þulǭ. Related to þylja (“to repeat something learnt by rote, to reel off, to rattle off”), þulur (“announcer, speech synthesizer”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈθʏːla]
• Rhymes: -ʏːla

Noun

þula f (genitive singular þulu, nominative plural þulur)

1. enumeration (string of words)

   Synonyms: runa, romsa

2. jingle, nursery rhyme

Declension

Declension of þula (feminine)

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	þula	þulan	þulur	þulurnar
accusative	þulu	þuluna	þulur	þulurnar
dative	þulu	þulunni	þulum	þulunum
genitive	þulu	þulunnar	þula, þulna	þulanna, þulnanna

Derived terms

• frumþula (“source code”)
• milliþula
• kóðaþula, kótaþula (“code”)