túlkur

See also: tulkur

Icelandic

Etymology

From Middle Low German tolk, from Old East Slavic тълкъ (tŭlkŭ), from Proto-Slavic *tъlkъ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtʰul̥kʏr/
• Rhymes: -ul̥kʏr

Noun

túlkur m (genitive singular túlks, nominative plural túlkar)

1. interpreter (one who listens to a speaker in one language and relates that utterance to the audience in a different language)
2. (computing) interpreter (program which executes another program written in a programming language other than machine code)

Declension

Declension of túlkur (masculine)

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	túlkur	túlkurinn	túlkar	túlkarnir
accusative	túlk	túlkinn	túlka	túlkana
dative	túlki, túlk	túlkinum, túlknum	túlkum	túlkunum
genitive	túlks	túlksins	túlka	túlkanna

Related terms

• túlka (“to interpret”)

See also

• þýðandi