háþýska

Icelandic

Etymology

Literally, “high German”, created from há- (“high”) +‎ þýska (“German”). Calque of German Hochdeutsch.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈhäu̯ːˌθis̺kä]
• Rhymes: -iska

Noun

háþýska f (genitive singular háþýsku)

1. The High German dialects; the dialect continuum of German varieties stretching from the highlands of southern Germany to Switzerland, Austria, and parts of France and Italy.

   Opinbert tungumál Lúxemborgar er í rauninni ekki þýska, heldur náskyld mállýska háþýsku sem kallast lúxemborgíska.

   The official language of Luxembourg isn't actually German, but a closely related dialect of High German called Luxembourgish.

2. The Standard German language; the standardised variety of German used in formal spoken and written settings throughout the German-speaking world.

   Þó hann talaði hana reiprennandi var móðurmálið hans í rauninni ekki háþýska.

   Although he spoke it fluently, his mother language wasn't actualyl High German.

   Synonyms: þýska, nútímaleg þýska

3. Classes which teach Standard German.

   Ég hata flesta tímana mína, en háþýska er skemmtileg.

   I hate most of my classes, but High German is fun.

   Synonym: þýska (more common)

Derived terms

• háþýska málið
• háþýska tungumálið
• háþýskur
• nútímaleg háþýska

 

Further reading

• Háþýska in Íslensk nútímamálsorðabók
• Háþýska in Beygingarlýsing íslensks nútímamáls