Reykjavík

See also: Reykjavik

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Icelandic Reykjavík (bay of smokes).

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈɹɛk.jə.vɪk/, /ˈɹeɪk.jə.vɪk/
  • (file)

Proper noun

Reykjavík

  1. The capital city of Iceland.

Translations


Czech

Etymology

From Icelandic Reykjavík (bay of smokes).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈrɛɪkjaviːk]
  • (file)

Proper noun

Reykjavík m

  1. Reykjavík (the capital city of Iceland)

Estonian

Etymology

From the Icelandic Reykjavík (bay of smokes).

Proper noun

Reykjavík

  1. Reykjavík (the capital city of Iceland)

Faroese

Proper noun

Reykjavík f

  1. Reykjavík (the capital and largest city of Iceland)

Finnish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈrei̯kjɑʋik/, [ˈre̞i̯kjɑʋik]

Proper noun

Reykjavík

  1. Alternative spelling of Reykjavik, the capital city of Iceland

Declension

Inflection of Reykjavík (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
nominative Reykjavík
genitive Reykjavíkin
partitive Reykjavíkia
illative Reykjavíkiin
singular plural
nominative Reykjavík
accusative nom. Reykjavík
gen. Reykjavíkin
genitive Reykjavíkin
partitive Reykjavíkia
inessive Reykjavíkissa
elative Reykjavíkista
illative Reykjavíkiin
adessive Reykjavíkilla
ablative Reykjavíkilta
allative Reykjavíkille
essive Reykjavíkina
translative Reykjavíkiksi
instructive
abessive Reykjavíkitta
comitative
Possessive forms of Reykjavík (type risti)
possessor singular plural
1st person Reykjavíkini Reykjavíkimme
2nd person Reykjavíkisi Reykjavíkinne
3rd person Reykjavíkinsa

French

Etymology

From Icelandic Reykjavík (bay of smokes).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʁɛ.kja.vik/, /ʁe.kja.vik/

Proper noun

Reykjavík ?

  1. Reykjavík (the capital city of Iceland)

Icelandic

Etymology

Literally, bay of smokes, from Old Norse Reykjavík, from reykja (genitive plural of reykr (smoke)) + vík (bay).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈreiːcaˌviːk]
  • (file)

Proper noun

Reykjavík f

  1. Reykjavík (a city in Höfuðborgarsvæðið, Iceland; capital city of Iceland)

Declension


Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from Icelandic Reykjavík.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /²rœʏçaviːk/, [²rœʏː.çɐ̞.ʋiˑk]

Proper noun

Reykjavík f

  1. Reykjavík (the capital city of Iceland)

Old Norse

Etymology

From reykir, plural of reykr (smoke) + vík (bay).

Proper noun

Reykjavík f

  1. Reykjavík (referring to the bay between Seltjarnarnes and the mouth of the Elliðaár and the farm nearby where Ingólfr Arnarson lived)

Descendants

  • Icelandic: Reykjavík

Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from Icelandic Reykjavík, from Old Norse Reykjavík.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /rɛjˈkja.vik/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -avik
  • Syllabification: Rey‧kja‧vík

Proper noun

Reykjavík m inan

  1. Reykjavík (the capital city of Iceland)

Declension

Derived terms

adjective

Further reading

  • Reykjavík in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • Reykjavík in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Portuguese

Proper noun

Reykjavík

  1. Alternative spelling of Reiquejavique

Slovak

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈrejkjaviːk]

Proper noun

Reykjavík m (genitive singular Reykjavíku, declension pattern of dub)

  1. Reykjavík (the capital of Iceland)

References

  • Reykjavík in Slovak dictionaries at slovnik.juls.savba.sk
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