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

Declension
declension of þorskur
m-s1 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative þorskur þorskurinn þorskar þorskarnir
accusative þorsk þorskinn þorska þorskana
dative þorski þorskinum þorskum þorskunum
genitive þorsks þorsksins þorska þorskanna

Synonyms

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